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Construction
on schedule as Hrossey takes to water
The new NorthLink ferry to serve the Kirkwall - Aberdeen - Lerwick route was "floated out" of her dry dock at the weekend. Hrossey, the 125-metre ro-ro ferry, went into production in Finland in October 2001 and is on target for delivery in September this year. In dry-dock construction, the float-out takes the place of the conventional launch. Hrossey's sister ship, Hjaltland, was floated out in March. The Pentland Firth vessel, Hamnavoe, is due to be floated out in six weeks time. NorthLink chief executive John Horton welcomed Hrossey's float-out. "Having been present at the beginning of Hrossey's construction, it was hugely satisfying to watch the float-out this week. We take over operation of the services on October 1 and the build programme remains on schedule." he said. Hrossey, the Old Norse name for the Orkney Mainland, was named by Kirkwall man Alan Kelday in NorthLink's vessel naming competition. The vessel operate on the Kirkwall - Aberdeen - Lerwick route when NorthLink takes over the Northern Isles ferry services in October. |
In
October 2001, Orkney Islands Council convener, Councillor Hugh Halcro-Johnston,
travelled to Finland to perform the metal cutting ceremony which set the
build process in motion.
Hrossey
and her sister ship Hjaltland are each 125 metres in length. Each
will have the capacity to carry 600 passengers plus cars and freight.
The 110-metre Hamnavoe will operate on the Pentland Firth (Scrabster
- Stromness) route.
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