{, {{Infobox ship career , Ship country = , Ship flag = , Ship name = *1992–1994: ''Seacat Scotland'' *1994–1995: ''Q Ship Express'' *1995–2007: ''Seacat Scotland'' *2007-2007: ''Shikra'' *2007–2010: ''Al Huda II'' *2010-2016: ''Cyclades Express'' *2016-present: ''Naxos Jet'' , Ship namesake = , Ship owner = , Ship operator = *1992–1994:

SeaCat Seacat may refer to: * Seacat missile, a short-range surface-to-air missile system * SeaCat (1992–2004), ferry company formerly operating from between Northern Ireland, Scotland and England * The Sea-Cat, an imaginary monster from Flann O'Brien's ...

*1994–1995: Q Ships *1995–1997:

*1997–1998: Navegacion Atlantica *1998–2003:

*2003–2004:

Hoverspeed Hoverspeed was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005. It was formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd. Its last owners were Sea Containers; the company ran a small fleet of two high-speed SeaCa ...

*2004–2007: laid up *2007–2010: Fortune Maritime *2010–2016:

NEL Lines NEL LINES ( el, Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρία Λέσβου, ''Naftiliaki Eteria Lesvou'') was established in 1972, as a company of popular base with shareholders the residents of Lesvos island and primary aim the purchase of a liner vessel ...

*2016–present:

Seajets Seajets is a Greek/ Cypriot ferry company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean Sea. History Seajets was established in 1989. Today, it operates a fleet of 14 high speed vessels, and 3 conventional Ro-Ro ferries which serv ...

, Ship registry = *1992–1997: {{flag, Bahamas *1997–2007: {{flag, United Kingdom, civil *2007–2010: {{flag, Panama *2010–present: {{flag, Greece} , Ship builder =

Incat Incat Tasmania is an Australian manufacturer of high-speed craft (HSC) catamaran ferries. Its greatest success has been with large, sea going passenger and vehicle ferries, but it has also built military transports and since 2015 it has built s ...

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, Ship yard number = 028 , Ship route = , Ship ordered = , Ship awarded = , Ship original = , Ship laid down = , Ship launched = 29 October 1991 , Ship christened = , Ship completed = , Ship maiden voyage = 1992 , Ship in service = 1992 , Ship out of service = , Ship renamed = , Ship homeport = , Ship identification = {{IMO Number, 8919518 , Ship status = In Service. , Ship notes = , Ship badge = {{Infobox ship characteristics , Hide header = , Header caption = , Ship class = , Ship type = , Ship tonnage = {{GT, 3,003 , Ship length = {{convert, 74, m, ft, abbr=on , Ship beam = {{convert, 26, m, ft, abbr=on , Ship draught = {{convert, 2.4, m, ft, abbr=on , Ship propulsion = *4 × Ruston 16RK 270 Diesels *4 ×

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water-jets , Ship speed = {{convert, 36, kn, km/h , Ship range = , Ship capacity = *500 Passengers *88 Vehicles , Ship sensors = , Ship notes = ''Naxos Jet'' is a high speed

catamaran A Formula 16 beachable catamaran Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stab ...

operated by

in the Aegean.

History

The ''Naxos Jet'' was built in 1992 as ''Seacat Scotland'' for

Sea Containers Sea Containers was a Bermudan registered company which operated two main business areas: transport and container leasing. It filed for bankruptcy on 16 October 2006. In 2009 its maritime container interests were transferred to a new company SeaCo ...

. She was built to

inaugurate In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaug ...

a new fast ferry service between

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

and

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

. Before commencing service on the

North Channel North Channel may refer to: *North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) *North Channel (Ontario), body of water along the north shore of Lake Huron, Canada *North Channel, Hong Kong *Canal du Nord, France {{geodis ...

she briefly operated on the

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...

route for

. During the winter of 1994/1995 she was chartered to

middle eastern The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European ...

operator Q Ships for service across the

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...

. for this role she was renamed ''Q Ship Express''. During her charter the Stranraer – Belfast route was operated by Seacat Isle of Man. On completion of the charter she returned to the

–

route, changing back to her original name. ''Seacat Scotland'' was chartered again during the winter of 1997/1998. This time to

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an ferry operator Navegacion Atlantida S.A. for service on the River Plate. She returned to the North Channel for the 1998 summer season.

left Stranraer in 2000 in favour of

Troon Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...

following heavy competition from

Stena Line Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...

and

P&O Irish Sea P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 to 2010, when it was rebranded P&O Ferries. History The P&O Irish Sea brand was formed in 1998 by merging the ferry operations of Pandoro Ltd (who operated freight-or ...

Loch Ryan Loch Ryan ( gd, Loch Rìoghaine, ) is a Scottish sea loch that acts as an important natural harbour for shipping, providing calm waters for ferries operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The town of Stranraer is the largest settleme ...

. ''Seacat Scotland'' operated the Belfast – Troon route until 2003 when she was replaced by the ''Rapide''. ''Seacat Scotland'' transferred to the

Dover – Calais route which she operated with ''Seacat Danmark'' and ''Seacat France''. She remained on the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

until September 2005 when she was once again replaced by the ''Rapide''. She left Dover in September 2004 bound for the Pallion shipyard in

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

. She remained dry docked in Sunderland until she was sold to Fortune Maritime Enterprises . She left Sunderland in April 2007{{Cite web , url=http://www.doverferryphotos.co.uk/pastandpresent/scot.htm , title=Welcome to Dover Ferry Photos | Past and Present - Seacat Scotland , access-date=2010-08-06 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106175640/http://www.doverferryphotos.co.uk/pastandpresent/scot.htm , archive-date=2010-01-06 , url-status=dead bound for

Keratsini Keratsini ( el, Κερατσίνι) is a suburb in the western part of the Piraeus regional unit, part of the Athens Urban Area. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is the seat a ...

as the ''Shikra''. Before entering service between

Safaga Port Safaga, also known as Safaga ( ar, سفاجا ', ), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga ...

and

Dhuba Duba ( ar, ضبا) is a small city on the northern Red Sea coast, of Saudi Arabia. It is in Tabuk Province. Local citizens describe it as ''The Pearl of the Red Sea''. The population of Duba is about 22,000. History The first reference to Duba, u ...

she was renamed ''Al Huda I''. In July 2010 the ''Al Huda I'' arrived in

Perama Perama ( el, Πέραμα) is a suburb of Piraeus. It is part of Athens urban area and belogs to the Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, ...

. During her refit she was repainted in

livery and renamed ''Cyclades Express''. In early 2016, ''Cyclades Express'' was sold to the ferry company Seajets and is planned to be renamed ''Naxos Jet''. Since 2016 in under the name of ''Naxos Jet'' and works every Summer from Piraeus to Aegean Islands

Sister ships

* ''Emeraude France'' *

HSC Sea Runner HSC ''High Speed Jet'' is a ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by Incat for Hoverspeed and currently owned by Seajets. In 1990, as ''Hoverspeed Great Britain'', she took the Hales Trophy for the fastest eastbound transatlantic journey, makin ...

* ''Snaefell'' * ''Pescara Jet'' * ''Condor 10'' * ''Mandarin'' There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above. These are:- * ''Patricia Olivia'' – Modified passenger accommodation and forward windows. * ''Atlantic III'' – Has the appearance of an Incat 78m design.

References

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