33 Facts About Condor Ferries

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Condor Ferries is an operator of passenger and freight ferry services between The United Kingdom, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey and France.

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Condor Ferries established the first high-speed car ferry service to the Channel Islands from Weymouth in 1993 using the 74m Incat catamaran Condor 10.

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The Condor Ferries Express suffered technical problems that led to late-running services.

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Condor Ferries 10 returned to the fleet in March 2002 to replace the Condor Ferries 9 on the St Malo - Channel Island service and to fully compete with the existing fast car ferry service of Emeraude Lines.

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Shortly after, the Condor Ferries logo was redesigned for the start of the 2003 season using the same font as the logo Brittany Ferries had adopted in 2002.

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6.

In 2001, Condor started operating a Poole - Cherbourg fastcraft service on behalf of Brittany Ferries using the Condor Vitesse which sported a joint livery.

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The Condor Ferries Express had been experiencing technical problems and so the Condor Ferries Vitesse was transferred to the more taxing Channel Islands service.

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8.

HSC Condor Ferries Liberation entered service between Poole and the Channel Islands on Friday 27 March 2015.

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9.

Condor Ferries Liberation had a number of cancelled sailings in her first weeks of service due to technical problems and adverse weather conditions:.

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10.

On its blog set up to promote the new ferry in the months before it entered service, Condor Ferries said that they expected the new ship's 'more stable design' would enable it to sail in considerably higher seas and to significantly reduce the number of weather-related cancellations.

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11.

Speculation amongst the public that Condor Ferries Liberation was "at risk of capsizing in anything but the calmest weather" resulted in the publishing of an independent report by Houlder Limited which concluded that the maximum level of heel measured during wave rolling could be disconcerting to passengers but posed no threat to the safety of the vessel.

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12.

BBC reported on 11 June 2015 that Condor Ferries said they would "urge the public to refrain from intimidation" due to complaints being circulated on social media regarding members of staff.

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13.

Senator Farnham subsequently commented that the Condor Ferries fleet was "clearly not up to the job" and criticized Condor Ferries's contingency plans and customer service.

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14.

Houlder Limited's independent report published on 15 October 2015 considered the reliability and ride comfort of Condor Ferries Liberation, concluding that the ship is suitable for operation in the English Channel.

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15.

HSC Condor Ferries Voyager entered service in the early summer of 2021.

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16.

Condor Ferries purchased BCIF in 1994 and Havelet was used to operate a conventional service from Weymouth until 1996 when she was laid up as it was thought that Condor Ferries Express would be able to handle the winter weather.

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Condor Ferries was forced to reactivate and purchase the Havelet in 1998 prior to the arrivial of Commodore Clipper to act as back up for the fastcraft.

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18.

Condor Ferries 9 saw work on the inter-island routes and between the Channel Islands and St Malo.

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19.

Condor Ferries 9 was sold to Stetson Navigation as the Cortez, and used in the Sea of Cortez.

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20.

Condor Ferries was sold in September 2011 to a South Korean Company and renamed Hanil Blue Narae.

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21.

Condor Ferries was used for one season on the route before being redeployed to Cat-Link in Denmark.

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22.

Condor Ferries is currently known as Fares 2 and sails the Red Sea.

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23.

Condor Ferries was sent to Holyman Sally Ferries in 1997 as the Holyman Rapide.

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24.

Condor Ferries briefly returned to Condor as the Rapide to cover for the refit of the Condor Express in early 1998.

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25.

Condor Ferries 12 was redeployed to Holyman's new Ramsgate - Ostend service and renamed Holyman Rapide.

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26.

Condor Ferries remained on standby with Condor Ferries until the successful introduction of Condor Liberation on the Channel Islands-to-UK route.

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27.

HD1 was holed above the waterline while Condor Ferries Express suffered only minor damage to its paintwork.

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28.

Condor Ferries issued a press release on 3 August 2007 condemning the company which HD responded to with its own press release.

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29.

On 9 October 1994 Condor Ferries 11 was on sea trials off Tasmania and travelling at 36 knots under the command of Incat managing director Robert Clifford when she struck Black Jack Reef some 12 miles off Hobart.

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30.

At approximately 0645 UTC on 28 March 2011 the Condor Ferries Vitesse was in collision with a Granville fishing boat, the 9.

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31.

When Condor Ferries Vitesse approached the Minquiers waters, both officers did not detect 2 vessel echoes ahead on starboard, the first was a ship that would be passing at a hundred of meters on starboard, the second was Les Marquises.

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32.

Condor Ferries says it entirely accepts the findings of its detailed and thorough report.

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33.

On Saturday 28 March 2015, the day after Condor Ferries Liberation entered service, she was blown onto the quayside in Guernsey and had to be taken out of service and returned to Poole for repairs.

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