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The Maersk Delft was delivered in 2006 and made her maiden voyage on 27 February 2006, replacing Northern Merchant which previously operated the route. She had an encounter with armed speedboats in the Gulf of Aden during the delivery voyage from Korea.
The Maersk Delft, like her sister ships,has been designed with separate roll-on roll-off decks for freight and cars, which greatly reduces the loading and unloading times. Passenger facilities are spread out over two decks and include three restaurants, a bar, shop, cinema, children's play area, games arcade and a Bureau de Change. There are seven lifts for carrying passengers, crew and stores from the lower car and freight decks up to the passenger and crew decks. The crew accommodation is located on a separate deck and includes cabins, a dayroom, offices, laundry, stores and crew mess. |