HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2

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Owner 2009 onwards Conferry Acquired May 1997 Length 82 m Builder Austal		Yard number 53 Launched 1 March 1997 Draft 2.8 m

Name 1997–2001 Boomerang2001 onwards Tallink AutoExpress 2 Operator 1997–2001 Polferries2001–2007 Tallink2007 onwards Conferry Port of registry 1997–2001 Nassau, Bahamas2001–2007 Tallinn, Estonia2007–2008 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2008–2009 Limassol, Cyprus2009 onwards Pampatar, Venezuela

HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 is a fast passenger ferry (catamaran) operated by the Venezuelan ferry company Conferry on the line between Puerto la Cruz and Punta de Piedras, Margarita Island.

History

The ship was built in 1997 by an Australian company called Austal Ships as hull #53. The vessel is of the AutoExpress 82 type designed by Austal. The ship was named HSC Boomerang, and was owned by Sea Tropid Co. Ltd. (Polferries). In 2001 the ship was bought by Tallink and renamed HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2, operating between Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland. On October 12, 2007, the ship collided with HSC SuperSeaCat Three in Tallinn harbour, resulting a meter-long hole in the ship's side. No passengers were harmed in the incident. After that, the vessel was chartered to Conferry, a ferry operator in Venezuela. On November 3, the vessel arrived at the premises of Curaçao Drydock, after being delivered by Redwise. It was bought by Conferry in 2009.

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HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 Wikipedia

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