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591:"Welcome to Pentland Ferries"
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661:"MV ALFRED INCIDENT"
1392:Transport in Orkney
1377:Ferries of Scotland
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391:replaced the ferry
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593:. Pentland Ferries
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435:Philippines
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208:MMSI number
137:Yard number
132:est £10–15m
123:Philippines
1382:2008 ships
1371:Categories
1317:Chem Pluto
1214:USNS
1076:Van Speijk
947:Shipwrecks
519:References
402:, between
238:In Service
217:IMO number
169:In service
156:April 2008
1203:KRI
1184:Pentalina
1065:21 June:
958:São Paulo
847:Pentalina
813:Ships of
597:4 October
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501:Pentalina
481:Pentalina
465:Pentalina
427:Pentalina
408:Caithness
404:Gills Bay
389:Pentalina
366:catamaran
362:Pentalina
343:Caithness
339:Gills Bay
328:catamaran
323:Pentalina
269:360
212:235061705
145:Laid down
96:Gills Bay
66:Pentalina
36:Gills Bay
32:Pentalina
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1122:JS
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1048:Andriana
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892:MV
884:MV
878:Claymore
876:MV
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837:MV
749:30 April
743:BBC News
717:Orcadian
691:Orcadian
619:29 March
572:29 March
546:29 March
454:Shetland
439:Scotland
395:Claymore
393:MV
311:Capacity
226:Callsign
196:Kirkwall
192:Homeport
153:Launched
86:Kirkwall
1332:attacks
1303:4 Nov:
1296:Polesie
1282:Matthew
1253:5 Aug:
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1233:1 Aug:
1201:3 Jun:
1124:Inazuma
1009:7 May:
968:TQ Ordu
965:5 Feb:
955:3 Feb:
886:Orcadia
443:Salalah
258:Tonnage
228:: 2AOW6
221:9437969
219::
114:Builder
106:Ordered
43:History
1306:Askold
1292:Verity
1154:Petrel
839:Alfred
771:11 May
723:17 May
697:17 May
671:17 May
645:11 May
489:Alfred
485:Alfred
469:Alfred
461:Alfred
416:Orkney
357:Layout
351:Orkney
279:Length
235:Status
1272:Minsk
1266:B-237
1134:Tuzla
1058:Titan
1039:Kwara
1011:Tanur
473:Swona
384:Route
331:ferry
303:Speed
295:Draft
252:Ferry
92:Route
72:Owner
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673:2023
647:2023
621:2009
599:2009
574:2009
548:2009
447:Oman
431:Cebu
410:and
378:beam
345:and
287:Beam
248:Type
140:1025
129:Cost
119:Cebu
109:2007
62:Name
1256:Sig
509:RMT
321:MV
271:DWT
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