Red Jet 4

MV Red Jet 4 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, along with sister ships Red Jet 6 and Red Jet 7.

Red Jet 4 travelling towards Cowes
History
Name: MV Red Jet 4
Operator: Red Funnel
Builder: North West Bay Ships
Yard number: 06
Laid down: 2002
Launched: 20 February 2003[1]
In service: 23 June 2003
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Catamaran ferry
Tonnage: 120 GT
Length: 39.82 m (130.6 ft)
Beam: 10.82 m (35.5 ft)
Draught: 1.26 m (4.1 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x MJP 650R-DD waterjets
Speed: 38.1 knots (70.6 km/h; 43.8 mph) (increasing to 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) when lightly loaded)[1]
Capacity: 275
Crew: max 6

She was built by North West Bay Ships in Hobart, Tasmania.[1] After her launch on 20 February 2003 the catamaran was placed aboard a heavy lift ship to be transported to Southampton which arrived on 9 May 2003.[1] She was officially named by Dame Ellen MacArthur on 18 June 2003 and entered service five days later.[1] During those 5 days the ship was used for a number of excursions including following the Round the Island Race.[1]

On 11 November 2008 Red Jet 4 was used on a number of sightseeing trips to view Queen Elizabeth 2 before it left Southampton for the final time.[2]

Red Jet 4 is featured in the 2008 video game Ship Simulator 2008 with the MV Red Eagle as a sailable ship.[3]

Incidents

On 5 November 2016, while passing Fawley en route to Cowes, Red Jet 4 was in a sidelong collision with a man riding a jet ski. The man was uninjured and was picked up by a companion on another machine. Red Jet 4 circled to make sure the rescue was successful before continuing on its course.[4]

Red Jet 4 at full speed images
  • Red Jet 4, @ Calshot, June 2013.
  • Red Jet 4, @ Calshot, June 2013.
  • Red Jet 4, @ Calshot, June 2013.

References
  1. Adams, Keith (2010). Red Funnel 150 Celebrating One Hundred and Fifty Years of The Original Isle of Wight Ferries. Richard Danielson. p. 69. ISBN 9780951315552.
  2. Adams, Keith (2010). Red Funnel 150 Celebrating One Hundred and Fifty Years of The Original Isle of Wight Ferries. Richard Danielson. p. 51. ISBN 9780951315552.
  3. "Ship Simulator 2008". Eurogamer. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  4. "Man on jet ski ploughs into ferry off Southampton". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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