Red Jet 6
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | MV Red Jet 6 |
| Operator: | Red Funnel |
| Ordered: | 2015 |
| Builder: | Shemara Refit LLP |
| Yard number: | TBA |
| Laid down: | TBA |
| In service: | Summer 2016 |
| Identification: | TBA |
| Status: | Under construction at East Cowes, Isle of Wight |
MV Red Jet 6 is a high-speed Catamaran ferry which is under construction for Red Funnel in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight as the sixth member of the company's expansive Red Jet line of catamarans.
Red Funnel announced in May 2015 that they had placed an order for the ₤6 million vessel with Shemara Refit LLP of East Cowes, making Red Jet 6 the first high-speed ferry built in the UK in fifteen years.[1] She is due to enter service in the summer of 2016.[1]
Red Jet 6 is 41.12 metres (134.9 ft) long, with a passenger capacity of 275, and space for 22 bicycles.[1] She will be powered by four MTU 2000 diesel engines, each powering a waterjet for propulsion and steering.[1]
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- 1 2 3 4 "Red Funnel reveals plan for Red Jet 6 — to be built on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press Online. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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