| 词条 | MV Sound of Jura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MV Sound of Jura was the first drive-through car ferry on the west coast of Scotland. She was operated by Western Ferries on the Islay service from Kennacraig between 1969 and 1976. The Mexican Government operated her to Cozumel as Quintana Roo until 2005, when she was wrecked by Hurricane Wilma. HistoryWestern Ferries had introduced {{MV|Sound of Islay}}, a drive-on, drive-off ferry on the Islay crossing in 1968 in competition with MacBraynes. She was so successful that they ordered a larger vessel with superior passenger accommodation.[3] Built in Norway, Sound of Jura took up the service on 1 August 1969. MacBraynes responded by ordering MV Iona, but when no suitable mainland pier could be found, they moved hoist-loading {{MV|Arran}} to the service. Western Ferries were unable to compete with this subsidised service and began to lose traffic. Stern-loading {{MV|Pioneer|1974|6}} replaced Arran in August 1974. Western Ferries protested against the subsidy to their competitor on the route. Estimating that this was equal to their own total running costs, they ran a free return crossing on 13 June 1975.[1] Sound of Jura survived on the route until 1976, when Western Ferries sold her, with {{MV|Sound of Islay||2}} returning to their Islay service until 1981. In September 1976, Sound of Jura was sold to the Mexican Government and renamed Quintana Roo.[4] She was swept ashore on the beach at Puerto Morelos during Hurricane Wilma on 19 October 2005.[1] LayoutBow and stern ramps allowed drive-through operation, although initially she only used the stern ramp.[3] ServiceSound of Jura took over the Kennacraig to Port Askaig service from {{MV|Sound of Islay||2}} in 1969. She was capable of three trips a day, leaving Kennacraig at 06.00, 11.00 and 16.00. The excursion fare for a car was £5.00 return.[5]In Mexico, Quintana Roo opened up a new car ferry route between Puerto Morelos, on the Yucatán Peninsula and the island of Cozumel.[4] Footnotes1. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/19921505/Free-Trip-to-Islay-June-1975| title=Free Trip to Islay - June 1975| publisher=| accessdate=8 September 2012}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Jura}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/sound_of_jura_1969.htm| title=MS Sound of Jura| publisher=faktaomfartyg| accessdate=7 September 2012}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=https://issuu.com/cmassets/docs/mv-finlaggan_book_english_may11_web| format=PDF| title=The Sea Route to Islay - The Journey to Finlaggan| publisher=CMAL| author=Ian McCrorie| accessdate=25 June 2018}} 4. ^1 {{cite web| url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/19921586/Sound-of-Islay-The-Irish-Ferry-Now-and-Then| title="Sound of Islay" – The Irish Ferry, Now and Then| publisher=Kintyre On Record| accessdate=7 September 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web| url=http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/arrival-western-ferries-islay| title=The arrival of Western Ferries in Islay 40 years ago| date=27 April 2008| publisher=Islay Blog| accessdate=8 September 2012}} 4 : Ferries of Scotland|Merchant ships of Mexico|1969 ships|Ships built in Ulstein |
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