MV Northern Expedition

The Northern Expedition in Nanaimo, March 2009

IMO number:. 9408413

The Northern Expedition is a ro-pax ship from BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. It runs on the " Inside Passage " route and connects Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.

History

On 18 August 2006 BC Ferries gave the Flensburg shipbuilding company commissioned to build a replacement ship for the Queen of Prince Rupert ( the shipyard also has a contract to build three " coastal- class" ferries get ). Shortly thereafter, it was decided that the name of the new vessel is to be Northern Expedition and that the other operating in the north of BC Ferry ship ( the verge acquired Sonia, who serves as a replacement for the gesunkenene Queen of the North) would be called Northern Adventure.

The ship in which it is a ferry of the type " RO -PAX 600 " Flensburg Shipbuilding Company, was built at the shipyard in Flensburg in 2008, with the hull number 748. The keel-laying ceremony took place on May 16, instead of launching on 25 September 2008. Was delivered to the ship on January 29, 2009.

Is powered by the ship of two MaK marine diesel engines ( MAK 9M 32C) with a capacity of 4,500 kW, which act on each propeller. In addition, the ship with two bow thrusters with a power of 1,350 kW and a stern thruster with an output of 900 kW is equipped. For trips in ice-covered waters it has ice class 1A.

The ship left Germany on 30 January 2009 towards British Columbia via the Panama Canal. The Northern Expedition finished the 9,900 nautical mile trip on 6 March 2009 and drove it over to Victoria and Vancouver, before they arrived in Nanaimo for a follow-up.

The Northern Expedition was first used on 18 May 2009 on the " Inside Passage " between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.

Equipment

The Northern Expedition has seven decks, two of which are passenger decks:

  • 55 twin cabins
  • The Vista Restaurant
  • The Aurora Lounge ( only on reservation)
  • The Raven lounge with 3 big screen televisions
  • The Passages Gift Shop
  • A children's corner
  • Many non- reservable seating areas
Home port Victoria (British Columbia) Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Draft (hull) Roll-on/roll-off#ROPAX Prince Rupert, British Columbia Port Hardy, British Columbia Keel laying Maschinenbau Kiel
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