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was hijacked by a man who threatened to shoot passengers unless the captain piloted the ferry beyond Sydney Heads into the ocean. The hijacker was subdued after a police officer boarded the vessel and fired three warning shots. It turned out that the man, a New
Zealander, had not been carrying a gun,
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differed from her classmates in having been equipped with underwater stabilisers, enhanced radar for use on ocean cruises, a reversed funnel, a "Becker" style rudder, different wheelhouse windows, and thicker hull plating, which altogether makes her the heaviest of the
Freshwater-class ferries. The
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would get an engine rebuild. She had been in storage since June of that year as her engine hours had expired and therefore, engine was in need of a major overhaul. As of
January 2022, the old engines have been dismantled as part of commencing work on the overhaul. On 13 June 2022 it was announced
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may not return to service with her sisters due to difficulty obtaining parts for her. She was retired on 27 September 2023, with her future uncertain. It is rumoured that she may be used as a test bed for a conversion to electric, rather than diesel, although this has not been confirmed.
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was given a major refit, with a second drydock in August, which enabled her to be returned to service on 27 November 2023. Again this will allow the vessel to continue in service for another five years before this is required again (due in 2028).
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but an empty vodka bottle (the second of two that he had consumed before boarding the vessel) concealed under his jacket. After a short jail sentence, the man returned to New
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were substantially modified to accommodate the larger ferries, including the installation of wide height-adjustable two-level hydraulic ramps. Additionally a new bus-interchange was built in the wharf forecourt at Manly.
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s engine rebuild has been cancelled. In August 2022, word spread about one ferry running a weekday service. This was confirmed with a new timetable coming into place on 5 September, running one ferry every two hours.
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was to follow early the next year. Public outrage and fears that the service would be suspended entirely led to the government resuming responsibility for the operation of the ferries in
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previously had a major drydocking and refit in
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announced that tenders would be called for the construction of a new "super ferry" in line with the results of the engineering study, to carry up to 1,200 passengers at speeds of 18 knots.
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due to steering problems. After belated completion of a previously routine five yearly dry docking, the vessel reentered service on Monday 27 November 2023.
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s final trip to Manly before her previously planned retirement. However the ship has since been given a major overhaul and returned to service.
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at the earliest opportunity. Fare increases and service suspensions followed. The
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1614:Sydney Harbour
1580:Collaroy Beach
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1522:Identification
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1509:21 August 1988
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1492:Collaroy Beach
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1328:Identification
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966:Identification
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735:State Dockyard
729:Steelwork for
720:Lady Northcott
716:Lady Wakehurst
681:
678:
601:
598:
590:Lady Northcott
574:Lady Northcott
568:Lady Wakehurst
496:
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476:
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469:Sydney Ferries
457:Sydney Harbour
443:operating the
439:is a class of
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2836:Ferry classes
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2826:
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2790:
2788:Miscellaneous
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2696:Kelsian Group
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2612:Ferry classes
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2486:Lady Ferguson
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2100:
2095:
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1677:
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1668:
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1652:
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1640:
1638:
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1627:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1611:
1610:Olympic Flame
1607:
1603:
1598:
1596:
1592:
1587:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1574:is the final
1573:
1572:
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1513:
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1505:
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1493:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1478:
1469:
1464:
1457:
1452:
1448:
1447:Circular Quay
1445:Narrabeen at
1441:
1436:
1429:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1379:
1378:
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1367:
1363:
1360:
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1345:
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1338:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1311:
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1307:$ 8.9 million
1306:
1303:
1302:
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1292:
1287:
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1278:
1272:
1267:
1260:
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1207:
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1188:
1185:
1184:
1183:
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1179:
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1172:
1171:
1167:
1164:
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1160:$ 8.5 million
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1111:
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953:December 1982
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949:
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945:27 March 1982
944:
941:
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937:$ 8.5 million
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616:-class ferry
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2632:First Fleet
2581:Sydney 2000
2567:Sophia Jane
2546:Queenscliff
2472:Lady Denman
2465:Lady Cutler
2374:Kooroongaba
2353:Kookooburra
1949:10 November
1630:Queenscliff
1543:MMSI number
1394:Narrabeen's
1349:MMSI number
1315:26 May 1984
1277:Queenscliff
1234:Queenscliff
1221:Queenscliff
1193:MMSI number
1176:9 July 1983
1139:Queenscliff
1074:Queenscliff
987:MMSI number
866:Queenscliff
862:Queenscliff
808:Queenscliff
791:Queenscliff
783:Queenscliff
293:Preceded by
285:Franchisee
202:information
2825:Categories
2638:Freshwater
2532:North Head
2493:Lady Scott
2451:Kuring-gai
2395:Kirribilli
2367:Koompartoo
2241:Freshwater
2227:Experiment
2170:Brightside
2149:Barrenjoey
2065:13 October
1719:References
1576:Freshwater
1534:IMO number
1514:In service
1402:Freshwater
1382:Freshwater
1340:IMO number
1320:In service
1226:Freshwater
1173:In service
1066:Freshwater
1052:Freshwater
1048:Manly Cove
1026:Freshwater
1017:Freshwater
978:IMO number
958:In service
916:Freshwater
855:Freshwater
848:Freshwater
838:After the
812:Narrabeen'
779:Freshwater
767:Freshwater
731:Freshwater
712:North Head
700:Freshwater
646:hovercraft
630:North Head
622:Freshwater
614:Freshwater
579:North Head
536:hydrofoils
519:North Head
435:Freshwater
395:Propulsion
247:Freshwater
123:newspapers
52:improve it
2645:Hydrofoil
2524:Narrabeen
2516:Narrabeen
2444:Kurrab-Ba
2388:Kosciusko
2304:Kara Kara
2205:Curl Curl
2191:Burra Bra
2163:Binngarra
2156:Bellubera
2142:Baragoola
2135:Balgowlah
2055:ABC Radio
1694:Collaroy
1547:503607000
1530:: VKN6270
1528:Call sign
1419:Narrabeen
1414:Narrabeen
1406:Narrabeen
1390:Narrabeen
1377:Narrabeen
1353:503604000
1334:Call sign
1286:Narrabeen
1197:503605000
1187:Call sign
1078:Narrabeen
1041:Peter Cox
1022:lead ship
991:503603000
972:Call sign
950:Completed
890:Narrabeen
886:Narrabeen
882:Narrabeen
878:Narrabeen
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