Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry
Hong Kong ferry operator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong ferry operator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd (HKKF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. It was formed by a number of shipping and shipbuilding firms, and was incorporated in Hong Kong in February 1998.
Sea Smooth sailing at Victoria Harbour | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | February 1998 |
| Headquarters | Pier 4, New Reclamation, Central District , |
| Parent | Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Holdings Ltd. |
| Website | http://www.hkkf.com.hk/ |
| Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 港九小輪有限公司 | ||||||||
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HKKF currently provides 3 licensed scheduled passenger ferry routes to the Outlying Islands of the city. Other than regular ferry services, HKKF offers services to parties such as government departments and the US Army.
| Name | Type | Year Built | Seats | Speed (Knots) |
COO Number | Notes | |
| Sea Star | Double-decker ferry | 1981 | 348 | 15 | A3823 | Ex-Kun Yieh | |
| Flying Flame | Mono-hull | 1988 | 178 | 25 | A4993 | Ex-Discovery Bay 17 | |
| Sea Splendid | Mono-hull | 1988 | 180 | 25 | A5023 | Ex-Flying Swift / Discovery Bay 18 | |
| Kun Tuo | Double-decker ferry | 1995 | 400 | A8913 | Owned by Cheoy Lee Shipyard | ||
| Sea Sprint | Catamaran | 1997 | 206 | 24 | A9683 | ||
| Sea Strike | Catamaran | 1999 | 201 | 24 | A9773 | ||
| Sea Spring | Double-decker ferry | 1999 | 410 | 16 | A9803 | ||
| Sea Splash | Double-decker ferry | 1999 | 410 | 16 | A9783 | ||
| Sea Supreme | Catamaran | 1999 | 382 | 25 | A9853 | ||
| Sea Smart | Catamaran | 2000 | 205 | 24 | A9963 | Ex-Kun Lee | |
| Sea Success | Catamaran | 2003 | 389 | 27 | A10263 | Ex-Sea Smooth / Park Island 6 | |
| Sea Superior | Catamaran | 2003 | 349 | 25 | A10283 | ||
| Sea Superb | Catamaran | 2010 | 429 | 28 | A139155 | ||
| Sea Serene | Catamaran | 2010 | 429 | 28 | A139359 | ||
| Sea Speed | Catamaran | 2012 | 429 | 28 | A140255 | ||
| Sea Spirit | Catamaran | 2012 | 417 | 30 | A140296 | ||
| Sea Summit | Catamaran | 2014 | 417 | 30 | A141677 | ||
| Sea Shine | Catamaran | 2014 | 417 | 30 | A141700 | ||
| Sea Sparkle | Catamaran | 2019 | 403 | 25 | A143310 |
Currently HKKF operates 3 licensed ferry routes, linking the Outlying Islands of Peng Chau and Lamma Island to Central, Hong Kong.
HKKF also provides services to the following parties:
On 1 October 2012 at approximately 8:20 pm HKT, Sea Smooth of HKKF crashed into a Hongkong Electric-owned vessel Lamma IV off Lamma Island, causing the latter to sink. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971, with 38 killed and more than 100 injured.
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