Baja Ferries
And Other Mexican Ferry Companies
This page is devoted to photographs of Baja Ferries, and other Mexican companies operating across the Gulf of California, apart from
Sematur
, which has its own page.
Baja Ferries who took over the Santa Rosalía-Guaymas route in Mexico from
Sematur
. Following the privatisation of
Sematur
in 1989, their routes contracted and the company went through a period of difficulty.
Sematur
now run the La Paz-Mazatlan route only. Baja Ferries started up on the Santa Rosalía-Guaymas initially using ro-ro ferries, but in 2003 thay acquired the
Stena Forwarder
which had been operating between Holyhead and Dublin. She was renamed
California Star
. She was joined in 2004 by the
Sinaloa Star
, previously the
Coromuel
of
Sematur
.
Ships on this Page:-
California Star
- Baja Ferries: 2003-
Cortez
-
Stetson Navigation
RoRo Star
- Baja Ferries
RoRo Topaz
- Baja Ferries
San Guillermo
- Transportacion Maritima de California: 2005-
Sinaloa Star
- Baja Ferries: 2004-
Companies on this Page:-
Baja Ferries
Stetson Navigation
Transportacion Maritima de California
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Baja Ferries
RoRo Star
RoRo Topaz
Baja Ferries ro-ro ship at La Paz.
Photo: Fred T.Metcalf.
California Star
(2003- )
Advance image of
California Star
from the Baja Ferries website, showing
Stena Forwarder
.
Image of
California Star
at La Paz, from the Baja Ferries website.
Photograph of
California Star
.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
California Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
California Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
California Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Aerial view of Pichilingue, the port of La Paz.
Ships are (left to right foreground)
California Star
,
Sinaloa Star
and
San Guillermo
.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez, 7th October 2005.
Enlarged aerial view of Pichilingue, the port of La Paz.
Sinaloa Star
(2004- )
Sinaloa Star
was built in 1973 as
Coromuel
by Jos L Meyer Papenburg, Ems. She was owned by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos, (
Transbordadores
), and entered service between La Paz to Mazatlan. In 1989 she was registered to
Grupo Sematur de California S.A
, Mexico.
Coromuel
was sold to Baja Ferries in 2004 and was renamed
Sinaloa Star
.
Complete history of
Sinaloa Star
Cortez postcard serial LP-10 of
Coromuel
at La Paz.
Photo: A.Blanco.
Photograph of
Sinaloa Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
Sinaloa Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
Sinaloa Star
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Transportacion Maritima de California
San Guillermo
San Guillermo
is operated by the Transportacion Maritima de California between La Paz and Mazatlan, along with the
Santa Rita
.
San Guillermo
was built as the
Wuppertal
of J.A. Reinecke & Co, Lübeck, in 1977. She was used on charters for
North Sea Ferries
, Schiaffino,
Brittany Ferries
, Norfolk Line,
DFDS
etc. Between 1996-1998 she ran with Hoverspeed Falcon Seafreight between Folkestone and Boulogne as
Picasso
.
Photograph of
San Guillermo
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Photograph of
San Guillermo
at La Paz.
Photo: © Alfredo Hernandez.
Stetson Navigation
In 2002, the fast ferry
Condor 9
of
Condor Ferries
was sold to Stetson Navigation as the
Cortez
, and used between La Paz and Topolobampo across the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico. The service started in May 2002, and operated for about a year, until halted by engine problems.
Cortez
Condor 9
was built for
Condor Ferries
in Fareham by Aluminium Shipbuilders. She entered service with
Condor
in August 1990
on Weymouth-Jersey-Guernsey services. She continued on this service until 1993 when she was replaced by the car-carrying
Condor 10
. During the summer of 1994,
Condor 9
was chartered to
Viking Line
for Helsinki-Tallinn services as
Viking Express
, followed by a winter charter in the Caribbean. In 1995, she ran some trips from Torquay, whilst in 1997, Poole was used as the UK mainland port. In 2002,
Condor 9
was sold to Stetson Navigation as the
Cortez
, and used between La Paz and Topolobampo across the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico. The service started in May 2002, and operated for about a year, until halted by engine problems. In 2004,
Cortez
was sold to Wronowski in the USA, as
Jessica W
.
Photograph of
Cortez
(ex-
Condor 9
) on La Paz-Topolobampo service.
Photo: © Fred T.Metcalf, La Paz.
Photograph of
Cortez
(ex-
Condor 9
) on La Paz-Topolobampo service.
Photo: © Fred T.Metcalf, La Paz.
Photograph of
Cortez
(ex-
Condor 9
) on La Paz-Topolobampo service.
Photo: © Fred T.Metcalf, La Paz.
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