History

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 Building contract
 Start of Production
1/11/1996Keel laid
7/5/1997Launch
7/6/1997Delivered to Sovereign Business Finance Limited
7/1997Laid up at Portland
10/1997Laid up in Århus, Denmark
1/5/1998Charter to Condor Ferries, Weymouth – Jersey – Guernsey – St Malo route.
1/5/1998New name Condor Vitesse.
9/11-1/2/1999Voyage from Falmouth to Welllington
8/12/1999Charter to Tranzrail, New Zealand, Wellington – Picton route.
27/4/2000Voyage from Wellington to Weymouth
26/5/2000Charter to Condor Ferries St. Malo – Jersey – Guernsey – Poole route.
22/5-30/9/2001Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2001Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
2002Owner Condor Limited.
5-9/2002Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2002Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-9/2003Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2003Laid up at Weymouth
5-9/2004Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2004Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-9/2005Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2005Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-9/2006Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2006Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-9/2007Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2007Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
22/3/2008Collision with breakwater in St. Malo
5-9/2008Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2008Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-9/2009Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
10/2009Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
5-10/2010Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
8/2010Problems with one main engine.
17/9/2010Starboard inner engine damaged.
28/9/2010Back in service.
10/2010Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
12/2010More engine problems. Drydocked
27/3/2011Collision fishing vessel between Jersey and France, one dead.
28/3-1/4/2011Drydocking.
4-10/2011Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
6/2011Engine problems
10/2011Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey routes
4-10/2012Co-operation with Brittany Ferries Cherbourg -Poole route.
8-21/7/2012Drydocking , one new main engine installed.
10/2012Poole – Jersey / Guernsey / St. Malo routes
16/7/2013Weymouth / Poole – Jersey / Guernsey / St. Malo routes
25/8/2013Main engine brake down.
26-28/8/2013Out of service  due to repairing works
12/8/20143  peoples injured and 41 cars damaged on sailing in  storm.
15/1/2015Sold to SeaJet, Greece
6/3/2015Delivered to SeaJets, Greece. New name Champion Jet 1. Cyprus flag.
9/3/2015Voyage from Falmouth, UK to Piraeus, Greece
26/5/2015Operate on Iraklio Cyclades Islands route