Gulf Craft delivers Honduras ferry

Honduras-based operator Safeway Maritime Transportation Co., has just taken delivery of its first Incat Crowther catamaran ferry for operation on the north coast of Honduras between La Ceiba and the Isla de Roat?n in the Caribbean Sea. The vessel is a 49 metre high speed catamaran ferry capable of carrying 460 passengers at a speed of 36 knots.

The vessel is powered by four Cat 3512B main engines producing 1800 bhp each coupled to Hamilton HM651 waterjets. The Incat Crowther design was developed with a combination of higher than normal freeboard and an interceptor based MDI ride control system to provide a very comfortable ride over the 1¼ hour journey. The vessel was built by Louisiana based shipbuilder Gulf Craft Inc and is the third high speed vessel that has been built to an Incat Crowther design in the past 2 years and has now helped to establish a strong bond between the two organizations.

Gulf Craft is currently in the early stages of building another large high speed vessel for service in the Gulf of Mexico.