MF Mate Balota

MF Mate Balota near Zadar
History
Croatia
Name	Mate Balota
Owner	Jadrolinija
Port of registry	Rijeka
Route	Zadar–Iž–Rava–Mala Rava
Builder	Kraljevica
In service	1988 [1]
Identification	IMO number:  8619912 [2]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Length	64.7 m (212 ft 3 in)
Beam	13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Capacity	440 passengers 50 cars

MF Mate Balota is a ferry for local lines, part of the fleet of the Croatian shipping company Jadrolinija. It was built in 1988 at the Kraljevica Shipyard. It once sailed on the line Valbiska - Merag. Today MF Mate Balota mostly sails on the lines around Zadar. In January 2018 it started sailing as a replacement on the line Dubrovnik - Suđurađ. In July 2018 it sailed on the line Zadar - Preko. ^[3] It was named after Mate Balota.

Its capacity is 440 passengers and 50 cars.

References

1. "MATE BALOTA, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship - Details and current position - IMO 8619912 MMSI 238113640". VesselFinder. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
2. "Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 8619912, MMSI 238113640, Call Sign 9A2153". MATE BALOTA (Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship) Registered in Croatia. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
3. "Strpljenje je spas: na cestama prema moru vrlo gust promet, kolone dugačke i do osam kilometara". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-03-23.