April 29th 1990: Keel laid. January 28th 1991: Christened in Hobart. February 15th 1991: Launched as HOVERSPEED BELGIUM. July 1991: Delivered to Hoverspeed, England (Sea Containers Group, Isle of Man Ltd). February 15th 1992: Renamed HOVERSPEED BOULOGNE.

© Stéphane Poulain
February 5th 1992: Left Australia for Europe via Singapore - Colombo - Suez Canal to Cowes. March 10th 1992: Arrived at Cowes, England.
 © Andreas Wörteler
March 18th 1992: Commenced services between Dover - Calais/ Boulogne.
 © Andreas Wörteler
April 11th 1992: Opened Folkestone - Boulogne. April 6th 1993: Left Folkestone for refit at Portsmouth. April 1993: Began operating between Stranraer - Larne. May 1993: Renamed SEA CATAMARAN DANMARK. May 31st 1993 - January 1994: Operated for Sea Catamaran between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn. January 1994: Göthenburg service suspended owing to ice. February 21st 1994 - March 18th 1994: Operated between Folkestone - Boulogne.

© Stéphane Poulain
March 15th 1994: Renamed SEACAT DANMARK. March 15th 1994 - January 1995: Operated between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn. February 24th 1995 - March 3rd 1995: Operated between Stranraer - Belfast.
 Belfast 26/2/95 © Aubrey Dale
March 1995: Commenced between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn.
 © Dirk Jankowsky
March 1st 1996: Began operating for Color Seacat between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn - Langesund. September 1996: Taken out of service. September 1996: Operated between Heysham - Belfast. January 1997 - March 1997: Operated between Dover - Calais.
 © Andreas Wörteler (left) and © Stéphane Poulain (middle and right)
February 1997: Home port Newhaven March 15th 1997 - June 18th 1997: Operated between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn. June 1997: Laid up in Belfast. August 1997: Commenced service between Stranraer - Belfast. May 21st 1998: Commenced service between Douglas - Liverpool/ Belfast/ Dublin. March 31st 1999: Began operating between Belfast - Heysham/ Samt vissa turer mellan Belfast - Douglas. March 30th 2000: Commenced service for Silja Line/Sea Cat, Manager; Seacat AB, between Göthenburg - Frederikshavn. August 16th 2000: Taken out of service. August 18th 2000: Commenced operations between Dover - Calais
 © Andreas Wörteler 

© Stéphane Poulain
April 2004: Sold to Seacat 2 Ltd and renamed PESCARA JET. Transferred to the Panamanian flag. June 24th 2004 - September 12th 2004: Chartered to SNAV, Italy and operated between Hvar - Pescara.
 © Sinisa Aljinovic courtesy Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd
May 13th 2005: Renamed ZARA JET. June 25th 2005 - September 3rd 2005: operated between Pescara - Zadar. June 2006: Renamed PESCARA JET 2007: Registered Owner; Compania Naviera Pescaa. Registered Manager; Aliscafi SNAV Spa.
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