HSC Speedrunner Jet II

Almudaina Dos at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
History
Name
  • SuperSeaCat One (1997–2006)
  • Almudaina Dos (2006–2022)
  • Santa Irini (2022–2023)
  • Speedrunner Jet 2 (2023–Present)
OwnerSeajets (2023–Present)
Operator
Port of registryPiraeus,  Greece (2023–Present)
Ordered1996
BuilderFincantieri
Yard number5999
Launched15 February 1997
Completed1997
Maiden voyage1997
In service1997
IdentificationIMO number: 9141833
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMDV1200 class fast ferry
Tonnage4,662 GT
Length100 m (330 ft)
Beam17.1 m (56 ft)
Draught2.68 m (8.8 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • Service: 38 knots (44 mph)
  • Maximum: 40 knots (46 mph)
Capacity
  • Passenger: 800
  • Cars: 175
Crew26

The HSC Speedrunner Jet 2 is one of four high speed monohull ferries built by Fincantieri for Sea Containers. She is currently owned and operated by Seajets.

The vessel was delivered in May 1997 as Superseacat One and put into service on the Gothenburg - Frederikshavn route.[1] In 1999 Seacat Danmark returned to the Gothenburg - Frederikshavn route allowing Superseacat One to move to the English Channel to open a new Hoverspeed route between Newhaven and Dieppe. After four years of operation, Hoverspeed closed the Newhaven - Dieppe route in 2004. Superseacat One was laid up in Sunderland. In 2005 she returned to Scandinavia, this time joining Superseacat Three and Superseacat Four on Silja Line's Helsinki - Tallinn route. Following the sale of Silja Line to Tallink in 2006, Superseacat One was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterránea and renamed Almudaina Dos. The vessel operates between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

In 2022, the vessel was sold to Greek ferry company Horizon Sea Lines and she was renamed Santa Irini. Since August 1, 2022 she sails daily between Heraklion and Santorini. In 2023 Santa Irini was sold to Seajets and renamed Speedrunner Jet 2.

References

  1. ^ "HSC Superseacat One (1997)".