MV Pentalina is a 70m RoPax catamaran ferry sailing from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope in Orkney in Scotland. SCO 10,730.
MV Pentalina was designed by the naval architects, Sea Transport Solutions of Australia. The catamaran form has a steel hull with aluminum superstructure. She is a highly technical vessel designed to handle the rough seas off the north coast of Scotland. Her overall length is 70m, beam 20m. She has been fitted out with a sundeck and two December 2008 and January 2009 the MV Pentalina underwent final fitting out and trials before taking over the route from the MV Claymore. The MV Pentalina reduces the journey time to approximately 1 hour making it the fastest car and passenger ferry to Orkney. She is also much larger than MV Claymore being able to accommodate 9 articulated lorries, more than 30 cars and 250 passengers. In peak season we can accommodate 346 passengers. With state of the art technology and the comfort and safety of our passengers being of the highest priority the Pentalina is the best way to travel. From the amazing views of Orkney and Caithness from the sundeck or relaxing in the comfort of one of the two lounges you will arrive refreshed and ready to continue your journey.
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Location: St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay. Orkney Isle. Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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