MV St Faith
 St Faith outbound from Portsmouth Harbour 27 June 2013. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | MV St Faith |
| Operator: | Wightlink |
| Port of registry: | London |
| Builder: | Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby |
| Launched: | 28 February 1990 |
| In service: | 1990 |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Car Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage: | 3009GRT[1] |
| Length: | 77.05 metres (252.8 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.2 metres (56 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.48 metres (8 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power: | 3x 850bhp 6-cyl MAN 6ASL25 diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 3x Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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| Crew: | 10-12 |
MV St Faith is a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink on their route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. As with fellow Wightlink ship St Cecilia, there are also plans to increase St Faith′s capacity by increasing her size to 12 metres.[2]
The ship was built in 1990 for the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route, the route she has taken throughout her life. St Faith is the second youngest of Wightlink's 'St Class' ships, after St Clare. The name is taken from St Faith's church, Cowes.
Hitting hard
On 28 May 2010, it was reported that on arrival at Portsmouth, the MV St Faith landed heavily with the dock injuring two passengers and causing minor damage. Following the accident the vessel was temporarily withdrawn from service and paramedics called as a precaution.[3][4]
Breakdown in the middle of the Solent
On 28 February 2015 the St Faith suffered an engine failure in the middle of the Solent around 20 minutes into the 8am crossing to the Isle of Wight. The captain decided to return to the Portsmouth terminal via a tug, SD Bountiful, which towed the ageing 25-year-old ferry back to the Gunwharf Quays terminal.The crew switched to St Helen (since retired) to continue the service. She returned to service on 13 March 2015.
References
- ↑ Nick Widdows, [1998] Ferries of the British Isles & Northern Europe; Ferry Publications
- ↑ "Wightlink - St Faith". www.wightlink.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ↑ "Passengers hurt in ferry crash". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ↑ "Two hurt as Isle of Wight ferry hits Portsmouth dock". BBC News. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
External links
- Wightlink website - wightlink.co.uk
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