MS Sharden

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NameSharden
Owner Tirrenia di Navigazione
Operator Tirrenia di Navigazione
Port of registry Cagliari, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Builder Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Launched28 September 2004
Completed2 March 2005
In service2005–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Type Cruiseferry
Tonnage39,780  GT
Length214 m (702 ft 1 in)
Beam26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Draught6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,000 passengers
  • 1,080 vehicles

MS Sharden is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Tirrenia di Navigazione. It was built in Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.

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Features

Sharden is the second of two sister ships, the other being Nuraghes. They are an improved version of the previous Bithia class with an additional car deck which brings their gross tonnage to nearly 40,000 and allows nearly 2,000 linear meters greater cargo capacity, the equivalent of about 140 semi-trailers, or 1,085 cars. The ship can carry up to 3,000 passengers and has nine decks: [1]

Despite the addition of a deck, and the consequent increase in displacement, the same diesel engines as the Bithia class were employed. Four Wärtsilä 12V46C engines generate a power of more than 51,000 kW. These engines allow the ship to reach a top speed of 29 knots (53.70 km/h). Top performance is fully exploited only for the daytime crossings and in the high season, i.e. when passenger and vehicle traffic justifies the larger fuel consumption; otherwise, the ship keeps a speed that allows it to save fuel, usually between 19 and 23 knots by using only two of its four engines.

History

Sharden was launched by Fincantieri on September 28, 2004, [2] and delivered to Tirrenia on March 2, 2005. [3] entering service in mid-March on the Civitavecchia-Olbia route. [4]

On February 3, 2012, while leaving Civitavecchia heading for Olbia, Sharden struck the breakwater due to the strong winds and an exceptional snowstorm raging throughout central Italy that reduced visibility. The accident resulted in a hole about 30 meters above the waterline. None of the 262 passengers and 53 crew members were injured. [5]

On July 13, 2016, Sharden collided with the GNV's ferry Excelsior in Genoa harbor due to 25 knot wind speeds; neither ship suffered significant damage. [6]

On November 15, 2016, the body of a German passenger who had gone missing two months before was found in a ventilation shaft inside the ship. [7]

Sharden is currently operated on the Genoa-Porto Torres route.

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