[edit] 2008 onwards: Marine Atlantic service
MV Atlantic Vision in dock, Sydney, Nova ScotiaThe Superfast IX ceased service with Tallink on 31 August 2008 and subsequently sailed to Luonnonmaan telakka (Turku Repair Yard) in Naantali, Finland for reconstruction into her new service.[1] The changes made included the installation more powerful bow thrusters, rebuilding the bow and stern ramps as well as refurbishing the interiors.[13] The ship was renamed MV Atlantic Vision in November 2008.[1] The reconstruction was completed on 14 November 2008, and on the same date the ship was officially delivered to Marine Atlantic.[4][1]
The Atlantic Vision arrived in St. John's, Newfoundland on 7 December 2008.[1] During the crossing from Finland to Canada the ship suffered damage to the bow with a part of the front loading ramp had breaking off[clarification needed] and paint peeling from the bow. The clam doors protecting the cardeck were undamaged.[citation needed] A renaming ceremony was held for the ship on 11 December 2008, although she had officially been renamed already during the previous month.[1]
On 27 December 2008, while the ship was still moored in North Sydney awaiting the beginning of service, a fire broke out in one of the two heating units of the Atlantic Vision at 11:50 PM local time. The North Sydney fire department assisted the crew in containing the fire to the boiler room. The fire was extinguished by 1:00 AM on 28 December. No injuries were suffered, but the damage to the ship could delay her entry into service, originally slated for March 2009.[14]
The Atlantic Vision is scheduled to enter service on the Port-aux-Basques—North Sydney route in March 2009 on a five year charter.[5]
Career
Name: 2002—2008: MS Superfast IX
2008 onwards: MV Atlantic Vision
Owner: 2002—2006: Superfast Ferries
2006 onwards: Tallink[1]
Operator: 2002—2006: Superfast Ferries
2006—2008: Tallink
2008 onwards: Marine Atlantic[1]
Port of Registry: 2002—2006: Piraeus, Greece
2006—2008: Paldiski, Estonia
2008 onwards: Limassol, Cyprus[1]
Builder: HDW Kiel, Germany
Yard number: 359[1]
Launched: 18 November 2000[1]
Christened: 11 January 2002[1]
Acquired: 8 January 2002[1]
Maiden voyage: 10 January 2002[1]
In service: 10 January 2002[1]
Identification: IMO number 9211509[1]
Status: In North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type: Superfast VII class fast ropax ferry
Tonnage: 30,285 GT (gross tonnage)
Displacement: 5,525 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
Length: 203.30 m (667 ft)
Beam: 25.00 m (82 ft)
Draught: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
Decks: 10[2]
Ice class: 1 A Super[2]
Installed power: 4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer NSD ZA V40S diesels
combined 46000 kW
Speed: 30.4 kn (56.30 km/h)[2]
Capacity: 626 passengers (as built)
728 passengers (after 2004 refit)[2]
1000 passengers (after 2008 refit)[3]
661 cars
1920 lane meters
