MV Skagit
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MV Skagit was a Skagit Kalama-class[citation needed] passenger ferry originally operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF) from 1989–2009 and then in Tanzania until her sinking in Zanzibar in July 2012.
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Name | Skagit |
Owner | WSDOT |
Operator | Washington State Ferries 1990–2009 |
Port of registry | Seattle, Washington, United States 1989–2011 |
Builder | Halter Marine, New Orleans, Louisiana[1] |
Cost | $5 million[2] |
Completed | 1989 |
In service | 1990 |
Out of service | 2009 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold to Canadian investors after unsuccessful ebay listing[4] |
Name | Skagit |
Operator | Seagull Sea Transport (Zanzibar)[1][5] |
Port of registry | Zanzibar (October 25, 2011–)[5] |
Route | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania–Unguja Island, Zanzibar |
Acquired | c. 2011 |
In service | c. 2011 |
Out of service | July 18, 2012 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Skagit Kalama-class passenger ferry |
Length | 112 ft (34.1 m) |
Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Installed power | Total 2,840 hp (2,120 kW) from four diesel engines |
Propulsion | Diesel Reduction |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Capacity | 250 passengers[6] |
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