Wightlink Ferries MV Wight Sky - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description
MV Wight Sky is a new design of roll-on/roll-off car and passenger ferry operating on Wightlink's Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight route. MV Wight Sky was constructed at the Kraljevica shipyard in Croatia and launched on 12 April 2008. After fitting out, she left Croatia on 15 September 2008 and arrived in Portsmouth on 2 October 2008. MV Wight Sky is in service on the Yarmouth - Lymington crossing, with her sister ships MV Wight Light and MV Wight Sun. The Wight class vessels offer a scheduled crossing time of 30 minutes and 15 minutes turnaround. For full information on Wightlink Ferries - Click Here.
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MV Wight Sky, the second of three new vessels built for Wightlink, is a completely new design of vessel, using a more people-friendly layout. The design by naval architects Hart Fenton & Company, utilises fixed and mobile mezzanine decks, complete disabled access and a larger cafe and sundeck area. There is a passenger lift between the car deck and passenger decks.
The three previous vessels that ran the Lymington to Yarmouth route were retired and initially stored at Portsmouth. 35-year-old MV Cenred was brought back into service on 12 March 2009, when MV Wight Sky broke down and was taken out of service for repairs to her hydraulic ramp. |
The new vessels do not have the additional third deck of the old C-class ferries, with the space incorporated into the passenger lounges. They are intended to last as long as the C-class vessels they replace.
Wightlink Ferries MV Wight Sky Ferry Statistics
- Length: 62.00 m
- Breadth: 16.00 m
- Draught: 2.30 m
- Speed: 11.0 knots
- Engines: 4x Volvo D16MHs (6 cylinders)
- Built: 2008
- Yard: Brodogradiliste Kraljevica, Croatia
- Propellers: 2x Voith Schneider 21 R5/135
- Cars: 65
- Passengers: 360
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