MV Northern Sea Wolf

MV Northern Sea Wolf
History
Greece
NameAgios Andreas II
OwnerAgios Andreas Shipping
Operator
Port of registryPiraeus,  Greece
BuilderPanagiotakis Brothers, Salamis, Greece
Launched2000
Completed2000
Maiden voyage2000
NotesSold
Greece
NameAndreas II
OwnerAtlas V Shipping
Acquired2005
Sweden
NameMr Shoppy One
OwnerOrvelin Group
Acquired2007
Greece
NameAqua Spirit
OwnerOrveline Hellenic Shipping Company
Operator
Canada
NameNorthern Sea Wolf
OwnerBritish Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
OperatorBC Ferries
Port of registryVictoria, British Columbia
RouteBella Coola to Port Hardy Also Bella Coola to Ocean Falls, Denny Island (Shearwater), Bella Bella year round
Cost
  • CAD$12.6 million purchase price
  • $62.4 million refit cost
AcquiredAugust 30, 2017
In serviceJune 3, 2019
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Tonnage
  • 2,695 GT
  • 1,090 NT
Length76.38 m (250 ft 7 in)
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
RampsOne on transom
Installed power2 × 2,399 kW (3,217 hp) Cummins diesel engines
Propulsion2 propellers
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers: 150
  • Vehicles: 35 cars
  • 353 DWT

The MV Northern Sea Wolf is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. Her normal sailing schedule is five days a week during the peak summer season on the Inside Passage route connecting Bella Coola and Port Hardy. The route normally takes about ten hours to complete. Her schedule calls for one trip per day during daylight hours to maximize passenger enjoyment of the scenery. Lack of sufficient crew accommodation limits voyage to 12 hours per day precluding travel for indigenous tourism to the outer coast towns without a multiple days or week visit.

Uniquely for a BC Ferries vessel, the Northern Sea Wolf does not have doors on both ends, requiring vehicles to either turn around after boarding or reverse down the loading ramp.