Name MV Red Jet 6 Ordered 2015 In service July 2016 Launched May 2016 | Operator Red Funnel Builder Shemara Refit LLP Identification IMO number 9788083 | |
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Red funnel ferries new hi speed red jet 6 departs southampton 03 10 2016
MV Red Jet 6 is a high-speed Catamaran ferry constructed for Red Funnel in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight as the sixth member of the company's expansive Red Jet line of catamarans.
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- Red funnel ferries new hi speed red jet 6 departs southampton 03 10 2016
- Red jet 6 docking at west cowes
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Red Jet 6 was constructed in East Cowes's famous aircraft hangar that had been originally built for the long defunct aircraft company, Saunders-Roe.
Red Funnel announced in May 2015 that they had placed an order for the ₤6 million vessel with Shemara Refit LLP of East Cowes, making Red Jet 6 the first high-speed ferry built in the UK in fifteen years. She entered service in the summer of 2016.
Red Jet 6 is 41.12 metres (134.9 ft) long, with a passenger capacity of 275. She is powered by four MTU series 2000 diesel engines, each powering a waterjet for propulsion and steering giving a service speed of 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h), allowing a crossing time of 23 minutes. She can operate with one engine out with only a minor reduction in speed.
Red Jet 6 was named by the Princess Royal at a ceremony at East Cowes on 4 July 2016.
Red jet 6 docking at west cowes
