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MV Pentalina is a 70 m (230 ft) RoPax catamaran ferry purchased by Pentland Ferries in 2008 to operate between Gills Bay, Caithness and St Margaret's Hope, Orkney. Layout [ edit ]
MV Alfred MV Pentalina. Pentland Ferries is a privately owned, family company which has operated a ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney since May 2001.
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MV Pentalina-B was a ferry which operated on a variety of Scottish routes. Launched in 1970 as MV Iona, she was the first drive-through roll-on/roll-off ferry built for the David MacBrayne fleet. She was the first ship in the company's history to have bridge-controlled engines and geared transmission, rather than direct drive.
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Pentalina United Kingdom: The ferry ran aground near a pier at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland after a fire broke out in her engine room. All passengers were evacuated. The vessel was still aground on 30 April. [79] The ferry returned to service just over six weeks later. [80]
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