MS Pascal Lota
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History | |
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Name |
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Owner | Corsica Ferries |
Operator | Medinvest SpA (Corsica Ferries) |
Port of registry |
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Ordered | 5 August 2005[4] |
Builder | Fincantieri Ancona, Italy[2] |
Cost | €120 million[3] |
Yard number | 6140[2] |
Laid down | 18 January 2007[5] |
Launched | 5 October 2007[1] |
Christened | 5 October 2007 by Kaia Kanepi[1] |
Acquired | 8 April 2008[3] |
In service | 21 April 2008[6] |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Fast cruiseferry |
Tonnage |
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Length | 175.10 m (574 ft 6 in)[3] |
Beam | 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 7.00 m (23 ft) |
Ice class | 1 A Super[1] |
Installed power |
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Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
Capacity |
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The MS Pascal Lota (ex Superstar) is a fast ferry owned by the Corsica-based Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries. She was built in 2008 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy.[2]
Concept and construction
The design of the Superstar is based on Moby Lines' MS Moby Aki.[2] The original order included an option for a second ship of the same type, which Tallink decided not to exercise.[4]
The keel of the vessel was laid on January 18, 2007.[5] On October 5, 2007, the Superstar was christened by the Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi.[1] The ship was delivered on 8 April 2008[3] and left Ancona for the Baltic Sea a day later.[citation needed]
Service history
Superstar entered service on Tallink's Helsinki–Tallinn route on 21 April 2008.[2] On 30 April 2008 the ship suffered a hydraulics problem while leaving Tallinn, and one Tallinn–Helsinki roundtrip had to be cancelled.[7] On 27 February 2009, while en route from Tallinn to Helsinki with 400 passengers on board, the ship's main engines stopped due to problems with the cooling systems at 8:45 am. The ship was adrift for nearly two hours, with emergency generators providing electricity, until full power could be restored at 10:30 am. Superstar arrived in Helsinki at 11:30, two hours behind schedule.[8][9]
Design
The green external livery of the ship is according to Tallink promotion material "meant to reflect the environmentally friendly aspects of the ship's design".[1]
The onboard facilities include a three-deck high showlounge, four restaurants, cafeteria, two bars, a casino, a business lounge and various shops.[1]
Sister ships
- Moby Aki
- Moby Wonder
- MS Finlandia
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Tallink's New Vessel Named Superstar". Tallink press release. Tallink. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superstar (2008)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Superstar was delivered to Tallink". Tallink press release. Tallink. 2008-04-08. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b (in Finnish) FCBS Forum: Tallink tilasi nopeakulkuisen lautan myös Fincantieriltä, retrieved 7 October 2007
- ^ a b "Tallink's New Vessel's Keel to be Laid in Italy Today". Tallink press release. Tallink. Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ "Laevad: Superstar" (in Estonian). Tallink. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ "Tallink Superstar jatkaa liikennöintiä tänä iltana". MTV3 / Kotimaa (in Finnish). MTV3. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Konevika pysäytti Tallinkin Superstarin Suomenlahdelle". HS.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Filippov, Madis (2009-02-28). "Ulatuslik automaatikarike hoidis Superstari tunde Helsingi reidil" (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
External links
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- MS Superstar on Tallink website
- MS Superstar at marinetraffic.com
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