''Bocayna Express'' is a

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fast ferry operated by the

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- Norwegian shipping company

Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express is an inter-island ferry service based in the Canary Islands, Spain. It operates a fleet of six modern fast ferries on five routes. Its fleet includes a trimaran fast ferry, the Benchijigua Express, which was the first such ve ...

between the

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and

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in the

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. It was delivered to Fred. Olsen in September 2003 and has been operating the route between the towns of

Corralejo Corralejo () is a town and resort located on the northern tip of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, facing the smaller Lobos Island, islet of Lobos. It is in the municipality of La Oliva. It is surrounded to the north and east by the Atlan ...

(Fuerteventura) and

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(Lanzarote) since then. The ship is named after the Bocayna strait which separates the two islands it serves.

Design and construction

The ''Bocayna Express'' was built in

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. The vessel is long, wide, and has a draught of . It can reach speeds of . The vessel is powered by four

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s (two MAN Paxman 18VP185s and two MAN Paxman 12VP185) capable of providing a combined power of . The diesel engines drive four waterjet propellers: two Rolls-Royce Kamewa 90 SII and two Rolls-Royce Kamewa 80 SII. The electrical energy is generated by two

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D2866LXE generator units. The ship can transport up to 436 passengers. For vehicle transport there are 31 car spaces and of truck lane; the latter can be converted into 38 additional car spaces.

Predecessors

Fred. Olsen has been operating the same route between the ports of

and

since July 1989. The first vessel used by the company on this route was the ''Betancuria'', a long ship capable of transporting over 400 passengers at . The ''Betancuria'' was later replaced by a larger ship, the ''Buganvilla'', with a length of and a capacity for 800 passengers. The ''Bocayna Express'' replaced the ''Buganvilla'' in 2003 and has been serving the route since then.

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Bocayna Express information from Austal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bocayna Express, HSC Ferries of Spain 2003 ships Lanzarote Fuerteventura Individual catamarans Transport in the Canary Islands Ships built by Austal

Design and construction

Predecessors

See also

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