How much horsepower does a ferry have?

The C-class ferries are 139.29 m (457.0 ft) long, with a car capacity of 316, and a crew and passenger capacity of 1494 persons. Each vessel's two MaK 12M551AK engines produce 11,860 HP, which provides a maximum service speed of 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph).



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B.C. Ferries plans to build at least five new large ferries to serve Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, at a cost that could reach $1 billion — and it's leaving open the possibility of building two or three more.

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Classically, ferries are driven just like any other ships. In practical terms, this means that they run on heavy fuel oil or marine diesel. In recent years, however, there has been a change in thinking, so that alternative forms of propulsion are being used more and more.

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Ferry accidents are not uncommon in Indonesia, which is the world's largest archipelago country with more than 17,000 islands. In 2018, as many as 192 people drowned when an overloaded ferry overturned and sank on Lake Toba on Sumatra island.

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Olympic class ferries are powered by two diesel engines rated at 3,000hp each.

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On September 28, 1994, 852 people die in one of the worst maritime disasters of the century when the Estonia, a large car-and-passenger ferry, sinks in the Baltic Sea.

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On Oct. 20, 1976, the worst ferry disaster in the history of the United States occurred on the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish. Seventy-seven lives were lost.

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The golden rule is, something will sink if it's heavier than the water it is displacing. Therefore, a bowling ball would sink, but a football would float. In the case of a ferry, gravity pushes down on the boat, but buoyancy helps it stay afloat as it's not as heavy as the space it's taking up.

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Most ferry accidents are caused by unsuitable weather, overcrowding, and poor vessel maintenance.

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