MS Star
Star passes the Tallinnamadala Lighthouse 11 May 2008
IMO no. 9364722
The Star is a RoRo ferry the ferry operator Tallink. According to the bet area on the Baltic Sea, it was by Bureau Veritas with the ice class 1A ( " Difficult ice conditions " ), is classified with a top speed of 27.5 knots the fastest passenger ferries in the world. It is registered in Estonia, her home port is Tallinn.
Construction, commissioning and operation
The star was adopted on 30 May 2006 with the hull number 1356 on the Finnish shipyard Aker Yards Finland in Helsinki on Kiel. On 23 November 2006, the launch and the baptism was performed by the wife of the Mayor of Helsinki Jaana Pajunen. The handover of the ship was moved by a problem with the diesel engines for a week and took place on 10 April 2007. Since April 12, 2007, the star on the Baltic commutes several times a day between Tallinn (Estonia ) and Helsinki (Finland). The journey takes about two hours.
Equipment
The Star can accommodate up to 1900 passengers. It has a total of 131 passenger cabins with toilet and shower and they are located on decks 8 and 9 in the stern of the ship. Two cabins are wheelchair accessible. The " business lounge " for 120 Travelers arriving by car have priority when leaving the ship, located on deck 7 The ferry can carry 450 cars on track 1130 meters.