The MV Leif Ericson is a commercial passenger/vehicle ferry in service with the Canadian operator Marine Atlantic. She is currently the oldest vessel in the Marine Atlantic fleet. She was built along with two sister ships by Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, Norway in the early 1990s. These two are Oslofjord and Patria Seaways.
She was renamed Leif Ericson in honour of the 1000th anniversary of Leif Ericson's settlement in Newfoundland, reportedly the first European to set foot in the New World.
In June 2010, Marine Atlantic announced an extensive midlife refit of approximately $18 million over the next twelve months for the MV Leif Ericson.[3]
In May 2015, she was in Deyton's Shipyard, Charleston, SC for repainting and other repairs.
IncidentsEdit
On 19 September 1995 Stena Challengerran aground on Blériot Plage whilst waiting to enter the port of Calais.[4]
On 26 October 2006 Leif Ericson collided with a concrete structure in Port aux Basques after losing power.[5]
Vessel specificationsEdit
The vessel has a capacity of 500 passengers and 300 passenger vehicles (combination of automobiles and tractor trailers).
She usually operates carrying commercial vehicles only on the North Sydney-Port aux Basques route. Passenger traffic is usually handled by the MV Blue Puttees and MV Highlanders and the MV Atlantic Vision from late September to mid June.
leif, ericson, commercial, passenger, vehicle, ferry, service, with, canadian, operator, marine, atlantic, currently, oldest, vessel, marine, atlantic, fleet, built, along, with, sister, ships, fosen, mekaniske, verksteder, norway, early, 1990s, these, oslofjo. The MV Leif Ericson is a commercial passenger vehicle ferry in service with the Canadian operator Marine Atlantic She is currently the oldest vessel in the Marine Atlantic fleet She was built along with two sister ships by Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder Norway in the early 1990s These two are Oslofjord and Patria Seaways Leif EricsonHistoryName1991 2001 Stena Challenger 2001 onwards Leif EricsonOperator1991 1995 Stena Sealink Line 1995 2001 Stena Line 2001 onwards Marine AtlanticPort of registry1991 2001 Dover 2001 onwards St Johns BuilderFosen Mekaniske Verksteder Fosen Yards Rissa NorwayYard number50Laid down13 March 1990 1 Launched4 October 1990 1 Completed1 May 1991 1 IdentificationIMO number 8917388 Call sign VOCJStatusIn serviceGeneral characteristics 1 2 Tonnage18 523 GT 5 556 NT 4 598 DWTLengthLOA 158 m 518 4 ft LBP 142 m 466 ft Beam24 3 m 79 7 ft Draught7 9 m 25 9 ft Depth13 2 m 43 ft Ice classDNV ICE 1BInstalled power2 x Sulzer 8 ZAL40S dieselsPropulsion2 x controllable pitch propellersSpeed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph Capacity500 passengers 1550 lane meters Contents 1 Stena 2 Marine Atlantic 3 Incidents 4 Vessel specifications 5 References 6 External linksStena EditThe vessel was built in Fosen Norway in 1990 as MS Stena Challenger for Stena Line She originally operated across the English Channel between Dover England and Calais France Marine Atlantic Edit MV Leif Ericson seen in her original Marine Atlantic livery The vessel was purchased by the Government of Canada for its Crown corporation Marine Atlantic in 2001 and underwent modifications in preparation for operating the 178 km route between North Sydney Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador She was renamed Leif Ericson in honour of the 1000th anniversary of Leif Ericson s settlement in Newfoundland reportedly the first European to set foot in the New World In June 2010 Marine Atlantic announced an extensive midlife refit of approximately 18 million over the next twelve months for the MV Leif Ericson 3 In May 2015 she was in Deyton s Shipyard Charleston SC for repainting and other repairs Incidents EditOn 19 September 1995 Stena Challenger ran aground on Bleriot Plage whilst waiting to enter the port of Calais 4 On 26 October 2006 Leif Ericson collided with a concrete structure in Port aux Basques after losing power 5 Vessel specifications EditThe vessel has a capacity of 500 passengers and 300 passenger vehicles combination of automobiles and tractor trailers She usually operates carrying commercial vehicles only on the North Sydney Port aux Basques route Passenger traffic is usually handled by the MV Blue Puttees and MV Highlanders and the MV Atlantic Vision from late September to mid June References Edit a b c d Leif Ericson 16855 DNV Vessel Register DNV Retrieved 15 November 2011 Marine Atlantic Archived from the original on 3 March 2008 Retrieved 12 September 2007 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 24 November 2010 Retrieved 13 July 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Marine Accident Investigation Branch Investigation into the grounding of the Passenger Ro Ro Ferry Stena Challenger accessed 6 January 2012 CBC News Marine Atlantic ferry loses power hits barrier accessed 6 January 2012External links Edit Media related to IMO 8917388 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Leif Ericson amp oldid 1149160697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
