SyltExpress

**SyltExpress**
	2018 in the icy fairway off List on Sylt
Ship data
flag	Cyprus
Ship type	Double-ended ferry
Callsign	5BFF3
home port	Limassol
Owner	Rømø-Sylt Line
Shipyard	Fiskerstrand Verft AS
Launch	April 20, 2005
Ship dimensions and crew
length	88.16 m ( Lüa ) 77.4 m ( Lpp )
width	16.1 m
Draft	Max. 3.7 m
measurement	3,652 GT / 1,095 NRZ
crew	13 including catering
Machine system
machine	Diesel- electric drive : ; 4 Mitsubishi S12 R-MPTK diesel generators
Machine ; performance	4,440 kW (6,037 hp)
Top ; speed	16 kn (30 km / h)
propeller	2 Schottel STP 1212 twin propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	660 dw
running track meters	166 m
Permitted number of passengers	599, 200 of them on the upper deck
Vehicle capacity	76 cars or ; 9 trucks plus 40 cars
Others
Classifications	DNV GL
Registration ; numbers	IMO 9321823

The SyltExpress (according to DNV GL and AIS Sylt Express ) is a double-ended ferry for combined car and passenger transport, which has been operating since 2005 between the Danish port of Havneby on the island of Rømø and the German List on Sylt from Rømø-Sylt-Linie GmbH & Co. KG is used.

Construction and delivery

In May 2004, the Flensburger Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) commissioned a double-ended ferry from the Norwegian Fiskerstrand Verft AS (hull number 51) to replace the approximately 30-year-old Vikingland and Westerland ferries. The hull and the superstructure were subcontracted by the Lithuanian Western Shipbuilding Yard in Klaipėda and transferred to Fiskerstrand for equipment in April 2005.

The ship was completed in just eight weeks and was handed over to the client on July 8, 2005 after a successful test run. The festive christening of the SyltExpress took place on July 12, 2005 in what was then the home port of List on Sylt. Since July 21, 2005, the ferry has been running on the Rømø-Sylt-Linie (RSL), a subsidiary of FRS in Flensburg.

commitment

Due to the significantly higher top speed of 16 knots compared to the predecessor ships Westerland and Vikingland , the SyltExpress shortened the crossing from 50 to 55 minutes to 35 minutes. The double-end construction also reduces the time spent in port, because the ship no longer has to turn in front of the berths. This means that a more economical operation with sufficient frequency can be offered with just one ferry.

In February 2011, SyltExpress was flagged out to Cyprus in order to circumvent the German right of termination. The shipping company can thus hire staff in a more needs-based manner and also terminate them again.

Furnishing

The SyltExpress is designed for 599 passengers . You enter the ship via the main deck (deck 2) and reach the fully air-conditioned saloon deck (deck 4) with 399 seats, an on-board restaurant and a duty-free shop via stairs or a passenger elevator . On the open decks of the saloon deck there are 100 outside seats, two marine evacuation systems and a winch platform for helicopters . On the open area of the crew deck (deck 5) there are 100 additional outdoor seats, a kiosk and the lifeboat .

The vehicle deck on the main deck (deck 2) is reached via land-side ramps and closed at both ends with hinged visors. A maximum of 76 cars can be transported on five lanes . The middle three lanes with 166 loading meters are intended for trucks , extra-long or extra-wide special transports. The clearance height on the vehicle deck is 4.95 meters. The SyltExpress is also approved for the transport of dangerous goods .

Trivia

For the shooting of the Roman Polański film The Ghostwriter , the Rømø-Sylt-Linie was temporarily renamed “Bay Line Ferries” in the spring of 2009 and the SyltExpress carried the flag of the United States .