Atlantic Ferries "Roaz Corvineiro" – BMT Nigel Gee 40m Ferry


Ferry operated by Atlantic Ferries seen on the Sado River leaving Setúbal in October 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Roaz Corvineiro" and registered S-1107-TL, is a BMT Nigel Gee ¹ 40m Slow Speed Pax Ferry completed in 2008, yard number C9xx. Steel hull and composite superstructure. It has an overall length of 132.7 ft and can accommodate 350 passengers (350+4). Beurteaux/Vogelsitze Pino 100 seats. It uses two 354 kW (475 hp) Caterpillar 3406E main engines and Schottel SRP 330 azimuth thrusters. Top speed is 13.5 knots. Its class includes two vessels, "Garça Branca" and "Roaz Corvineiro", designed in the United Kingdom by BMT Nigel Gee and built under license in Portugal by Estaleiros Navais de Peniche ².

Established in 2007 and based in Setúbal, Atlantic Ferries ³ provides the connection between Setúbal and the Tróia Peninsula in the estuary of the Sado River. Here, on a serene autumn day in 2019, we surprise the "Roaz Corvineiro" leaving Setubal, heading to Tróia (Ponta do Adoxe terminal). The names "Garça Branca" (great egret, Ardea alba ⁴) and "Roaz Corvineiro" (common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus) pay tribute to these wild species, familiar presences in the estuary of the Sado River. ● 


Ferry operado pela Atlantic Ferries visto no Rio Sado a deixar Setúbal em Outubro de 2019. Este ferry do tipo catamaran, com o nome de "Roaz Corvineiro" e registado S-1107-TL, é um BMT Nigel Gee ¹ 40m Slow Speed Pax Ferry completado em 2008, número de construção C9xx. Casco em aço e superestrutura em compósito. Tem um comprimento total de 40,45 m e pode acomodar 350 passageiros (350+4). Assentos Beurteaux/Vogelsitze Pino 100. Utiliza duas máquinas principais Caterpillar 3406E de 354 kW (475 hp) e propulsores azimutais Schottel SRP 330. A velocidade máxima é de 13,5 nós. A sua classe inclui duas embarcações, "Garça Branca" e "Roaz Corvineiro", projectadas no Reino Unido pela BMT Nigel Gee e construídas sob licença em Portugal pelos Estaleiros Navais de Peniche ².

Estabelecida em 2007 e baseada em Setúbal, a Atlantic Ferries ³ assegura no estuário do Rio Sado a ligação entre Setúbal e a Península de Tróia. Aqui, num sereno dia de Outono em 2019, surpreendemos o "Roaz Corvineiro" a deixar Setúbal, com destino a Tróia (terminal da Ponta do Adoxe). Os nomes "Garça Branca" (Ardea alba ⁴) e "Roaz Corvineiro" (Tursiops truncatus) prestam tributo a estas espécies selvagens, presenças familiares no estuário do Rio Sado. ● 


¹  "BMT Nigel Gee and Associates, Ltd.", Southampton, England
²  "Estaleiros Navais de Peniche, S.A.", Peniche, Portugal 
³  "Atlantic Ferries – Tráfego Local, Fluvial e Marítimo, S.A.", Setúbal, Portugal
⁴  Or Egretta garzetta? 



There are days like these, when the simplest things seem exceptionally beautiful. Like here, on this serene autumn afternoon in the bay of Setúbal, under a sky painted in watercolor and the horizon filled with green, punctuated by the unique Fort of São Felipe. Shortly after, the ferry would gently leave the pier heading for Tróia, bathed by the Atlantic. Gently, so as not to disturb the enchantment, perhaps followed from afar by the watchful eyes of the bottlenose dolphins that inspired its name. ●

Há dias assim, onde as coisas mais simples nos parecem excepcionalmente belas. Como aqui, nesta serena tarde de Outono na baía de Setúbal, sob um céu pintado a aguarela e o horizonte preenchido de verde, pontuado pelo singular Forte de São Felipe. Pouco depois, o ferry deixaria suavemente o cais rumo a Tróia, banhada pelo Atlântico. Suavemente, para não perturbar o encanto, talvez seguido de longe pelo olhar atento dos roazes-corvineiros que lhe inspiraram o nome. ●


Atlantic Ferries

Established in 2007 and based in Setúbal, Atlantic Ferries provides the connection between Setúbal and the Tróia Peninsula in the estuary of the Sado River. ●

Name

Registration

OL/TS

Built

Rola do Mar ¹

S-1105-TL

70 m

12 kn

Multi Maritime/ Fiskerstrand Verft (Fiskarstranda)

2007

#55

Pato Real ¹

S-1106-TL

70 m

12 kn

Multi Maritime/ Fiskerstrand Verft (Fiskarstranda)

2007

#56

Roaz Corvineiro ²

S-1107-TL

40,4 m

13,5 kn

BMT Nigel Gee/ENP (Peniche)

2008

#?

Garça Branca ²

 

S-1108-TL

40,4 m

13,5 kn

BMT Nigel Gee/ENP (Peniche)

2008

#C964


¹  A Multi Maritime (Førde, Norway) car and passenger ferry project (MM70FE), built by Fiskerstrand Verft (Fiskarstranda, Norway) and delivered in 2007 .
²  A BMT Nigel Gee and Associates (Southampton, England) passenger ferry project (40m Slow Speed Pax Ferry – NG564), built by Estaleiros Navais de Peniche (Peniche, Portugal) and delivered in 2008.


References 

Wikipedia | "Atlantic Ferries"
Wikipedia | "BMT Group"
BMT | "40m Slow Speed Pax Ferry" data sheet
ENP | "Ferry Catamarã 40,4M" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Caterpillar" 
Caterpillar | "Caterpillar Marine Engine 3406E" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Schottel" 
Schottel | "SRT Rudderpropeller" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Ferry"
Wikipedia | "Catamaran"
Wikipedia | "Setúbal"
Wikipedia | "Setúbal" pt-PT
Wikipedia | "Tróia Peninsula"
Wikipedia | "Península de Troia" pt-PT
Wikipedia | "Great egret"
Wikipedia | "Garça-branca" pt-PT
Wikipedia | "Golfinho-roaz" pt-PT
Wikipedia | "Forte de São Filipe"  pt-PT

1 kg → 2.205 lb avdp
1 t (metric) – 2204.623 pound (lb) (avdp)
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp
1 km → 0,621 mile (international)
1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 nautical mile → 1.15078  mile → 1,852 km
1 kn or knot → 1.15078 mph → 1,852 km


● Sadly, I didn’t find any good footage of the "Roaz Corvineiro". But check it out here, a look at the community of bottlenose dolphins in the estuary of the Sado river that inspired its name. Video retrieved from o ICNF. 




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