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- Air France - Emeraude
Ferries
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is devoted to the fast ferry service marketed by Air France which
connects Nice Airport, Cannes and St Tropez. The service is operated
on Air France's behalf by Emeraude ferries, who run similar services
to the Channel Islands. The Timetable shows the services operated in 2001.
Below the table are photographs
of the vessel.
The Air
France 2001 brochure is also shown.
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- The Nice
Airport, Cannes and St Tropez service fast ferry first operated
in 2000, and resumed between 23rd June and 8th October 2001 using
the catamaran Sea Shuttle I. The return fare between Nice
and St Tropez is 775F (approx £77 or $108), although reductions
are available if you take a connecting Air France flight from
Nice. A webpage on Emeraude Ferries' Channel Isles operations
is being prepared.
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on This Page:-
- Sea
Shuttle I - Catamaran used in 2000/2001
- Air
France 2001 brochure
- 2001
Timetable
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- Associated Pages:-
- Nice
Shipping
- Var
Excursion Ships - includes St Tropez
- Ferry
Postcards
- Simplon Postcards Home Page
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- 2001 Timetable - Nice
Airport-Cannes-St Tropez
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- Sea Shuttle I
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- The following
details on Sea Shuttle I have been supplied by Eje Flodstrom:-
- Sea Shuttle
I is
owned by Hydrocruiser Inc and has been employed on various charters
over the years. It was built in 1994 by MK Sea Tranportation
International, South Africa. It is actually a hydrofoil supported
GRP catamaran designed by Teknicraft, then in South Africa but
now located in New Zeeland.
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- 1994 Delivered to Competitive Concepts, UK,
as SeaShuttle I, flag: Belize (temporarlily named Sea
Shuttle Seattle).
- 1994 Demonstrated on Nynäshamn-Visby,
Sweden. Too small.
- 1994 Leased (3 months) to Trans Baltic Line,
Estonia, marketing name Sukkula, operated Tallinn-Helsinki.
- 1994 Leased (1 month) to Schiffahrtskontor
Altes Land, Germany, marketing name EC Jet (Elbe City
Jet).
- 1995 Leased (1 year) to Vapores de Pasaje,
Spain, in traffic Vigo-Cangas, marketed as Vigo Jet.
- 1996 Leased to Transportes Maritimos Azorianos
(Transmacor), Azores, marketed as Tri Jet.
- 1998 leased to Cape Balear, traffic Menorca-Ibiza,
marketed as Menorca Jet (unconfirmed). Lease terminated
when owner, MK International, "hijacked" the vessel
from Cape Balear.
- 2000 Leased (4 months) to Emeraude Lines/Air
France for traffic Nice Airport - Cannes & St Tropez.
- 2001 Back in same traffic, owner Hydrocruiser
Inc.
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- The
photos below show the Air France fast ferry Sea Shuttle I
arriving at St Tropez in August 2001.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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© Ian Boyle, August 2001.
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