MS Spirit of Tasmania II
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| Route: | 2002 onwards: Melbourne–Devonport |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku |
| Yard number: | 1340 |
| Completed: | 1998 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Superfast III class fast ropax ferry |
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| Length: | 194.3 m (637 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 25.00 m (82 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.55 m (21 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed: | 30.8 knots (57.0 km/h; 35.4 mph) maximum speed |
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MS Spirit of Tasmania II is a super fast ropax ferry owned by TT-Line Pty. Ltd. and operated on the route between Melbourne and Devonport. She was built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku in Finland for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast III. From 2002 onwards she sails for TT-Line Pty. Ltd. as MS Spirit of Tasmania II.
The Superfast III was the first ship of the second pair (the former pair being Superfast I and Superfast II built in Germany) built for Attica Group's subsidiary Superfast Ferries at Kvaerner Masa-Yards for their Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona. She was a sister ship of MS Superfast IV.
Spirit of Tasmania II has 11 decks, with 222 cabins.
The Superfast III entered service on 16 March 1998 on Superfast Ferries' Patras–Ancona route. On 1 Nov 1999 en route from Patras to Ancona a fire broke out in a freezer trailer on the vehicle deck, most likely in the electrical system. The ship's vehicle deck drenching system along with crew put the blaze out. All 307 passengers and 106 crew were evacuated and picked up by nearby ships.
The ship arrived back in Patras the day after the disaster, and investigations began. 14 dead bodies were found in a truck. These bodies were later identified as refugees from Kurdistan. After the investigations had concluded, the Superfast III set sail for the Blohm + Voss shipyards in Hamburg, Germany for repairs, arriving there on 3 December.
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