October 7th 1990: Launched December 1990: Delivered to Hoverspeed Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. December 22nd 1990: Chartered to Tasmania Ferry Service, Tasmania, Australia (Subsidiary of Seacontainers). Commenced service between George Town - Port Welshpool. June 1992 - September 1992: Chartered to Hoverspeed, England. Commenced service between Dover - Calais or Folkestone - Boulogne.
  Andreas Wörteler
September 25th 1992: Left for Australia. November 1992: Commenced service between George Town - Port Weishpool. June 21st 1993: Commenced service between Dover - Calais and Folkestone - Boulogne.
   © Peter Longhurst (left) and © Stéphane Poulain (middle and right)
July 1st 1993: Commenced service on the new Dover Western Docks - Calais service. July 22nd 1993: Renamed SEACAT CALAIS.
  
© Stéphane Poulain (left and middle) and © Fotoflite, Stéphane Poulain Collection
December 13th 1993 - September 19th 1993: Used solely on Folkestone - Boulogne November 25th 1993: Left for South America. December 15th 1993: Arrived Buenos Aires. Chartered for 5 years with an option of purchase to Navegacion Atlantida, Uruguay. Renamed ATLANTIC II. December 17th 1993: Commenced service for Ferry Lineas Argentina A/S operated between Montevideo - Buenos Aires. December 1998: Charter completed and left for Falmouth and, on arrival, laid up.
  © Andreas Wörteler
April 30th 1999: Commenced service between Dover - Calais.
 
© Stéphane Poulain
1999 (Autumn): Laid up in Dover.
© Stéphane Poulain
May 19th 2000: Left Dover for Ancona. May 2002: Renamed CROAZIA JET. Transferred to Saint Vincent flag, home port Georgetown. June 1st 2000 - October 2000: Commenced service with SNAV between Ancona - Split, thereafter laid up. June 14th 2001 - October 4th 2001: Operated between Ancona - Split, then laid up. May 2002: Renamed SEACAT FRANCE.
© Nigel Thornton
May 14th 2002: Commenced service between Dover - Calais.
 
© Andreas Wörteler
2003: Laid up with A&P Birkenhead, England. April 2004: Arrived Cherbourg for full overhaul and refit. July 17th 2004: Arrived in Dover to take up service to Calais
  
© Stéphane Poulain
July 24th 2004: Re-entered service with Hoverspeed taking the 13.00 sailing ex Dover. Like the SEACAT SCOTLAND, she retained a white hull with both Seacat and Hoverspeed branding. February 2005: Chartered to Emeraude Ferries, France. Renamed EMERAUDE FRANCE. February 1st 2005: Arrived at Dover for fitting out.
© Nicolas Lévy
February 11th 2005: Left Dover for Newhaven. February 14th 2005: Shown (Aislive) as being in St Malo. April 2005: Charter completed. April 5th 2005: Having left St Malo, arrived in Dover and berthed at Cruise Terminal 1.
© Nigel Thornton
April 9th 2005: After spending some time at the Prince of Wales pier berth (a.m.), left for Sunderland.December 14th 2005: She arrived Tilbury 18.43 and was moored alongside the SEACAT DIAMANT. Presumably Tilbury was a more convenient location to show her to potential buyers/charterers than Sunderland. February 11th 2007: Sold for $2 million to Maritime Charter Sales of Douglas, Isle of Man. March 2007: Chartered to Isle Of Man Steam Packet March 28th 2007: She left Tilbury at 08.25. Her AIS showed destination Douglas, ETA 09.00 29/3 March 29th 2007: Arrived in Douglas, Isle Of Man.
 © Ian Collard
September 2007: Charter completed. September 6th 2007: Arrived at Tilbury and laid up. April 16th 2008: Still at Tilbury. November 2010: Remains laid up in Tilbury.
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