{{short description|Ferry in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=MV Northern Adventure.jpg |image_caption=MV ''Northern Adventure'' }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=* ''Adamantios Korais'' (during construction) * ''Sonia'' (2004–2006) * ''Northern Adventure'' (2006–present) |owner= * Tomasos Transporto & Tourism (TTT Lines) Naples, Italy (2004–2006) * BC Ferries (2006–present) |operator=* International Shipping Partners (2004–2006) * BC Ferries (2006–present) |registry=* {{flagicon|Bahamas}} Nassau (2004–2006) * {{flagicon|Canada}} Victoria (2006–present) |route= |ordered= |builder=Atsalakis Yards, Perama, Greece |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down=11 September 2001 |launched= 19 October 2002 |completed= 19 July 2004 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=2004 |out_of_service= |identification=* {{IMO Number|9257735}} * {{MMSI Number|316194000}} * Callsign: CFN4641 |status= In service |fate= |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type={{abbr|RORO|roll-on/roll-off}} ferry |tonnage=* {{GT|9,925}} * {{NetT|3337}} * {{DWT|1640}} |displacement={{cvt|5,983|t|LT|lk=on}} |length=* {{cvt|117|m|ftin}} oa * {{cvt|111.9|m|ftin}} pp |beam={{cvt|20.0|m|ftin}} |height= |draught={{cvt|4.7|m|ftin}} |draft= |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power= |propulsion=2 × diesel engines, {{cvt|21447|hp|kW|lk=out|order=flip}} |speed={{convert|22|kn|lk=in}} |capacity=* Passengers and crew: 500 * Vehicles: 87 cars |crew= |notes= }} }} '''MV ''Northern Adventure''''' is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. She sails two routes: the scenic Inside Passage route between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert and the Haida Gwaii crossing between Prince Rupert and Skidegate. The vessel was laid down by Atsalakis-Sidironaftiki shipyard on 11 September 2001 at their yard in Perama, Greece. The ship was launched on 19 October 2002 under the name '''''Adamantios Korais'''''. However, construction was delayed and the vessel was not completed until 19 July 2004 under the name '''''Sonia''''', and later '''''Sonia X'''''. The ferry was chartered by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago for use on a route between Port of Spain, Trinidad and Scarborough, Tobago. In 2006, the ferry was acquired by BC Ferries and entered service under her current name ''Northern Adventure'' in 2007.
==Description== ''Northern Adventure'' is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry. The vessel measures {{convert|117|m|ftin}} long overall{{sfn|BC Ferries}} and {{cvt|111.9|m|ftin}} between perpendiculars{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}} with a beam of {{cvt|20.0|m|ftin}}{{sfn|BC Ferries}} and a draught of {{cvt|4.7|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|International Shipping Partners}} The ferry was assessed at {{GT|9,925|disp=long}},{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}} {{NetT|3337|disp=long}}{{sfn|International Shipping Partners}} and {{DWT|1640|disp=long}}{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}} with a displacement of {{cvt|5,983|t|LT|lk=on}}.{{sfn|BC Ferries}}
The vessel is powered by two diesel engines creating {{cvt|21447|hp|kW|lk=out|order=flip}}.{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}}{{sfn|BC Ferries}} Initially the ferry had a maximum speed of {{convert|22|kn|lk=in}},{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}}{{sfn|International Shipping Partners}} but this later declined to {{convert|20.5|kn}} in BC Ferries' service.{{sfn|BC Ferries}} In early service the vessel was authorised to carry between 1,200{{sfn|International Shipping Partners}} and 1,026 passengers and had capacity for 150 vehicles.<ref name="seabridge">{{cite web |url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/tts-seabridge-history-6.2.869852.bd2db39ef7 |title=T&T's seabridge history: From the Scarlet Ibis to Jean de la Valette |last=Paul |first=Anna-Lisa |work=Trinidad & Tobago Guardian |date=22 June 2019 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> In BC Ferries' service, the ship has capacity for 500 passengers and crew and 87 vehicles.{{sfn|BC Ferries}} In BC Ferries service, the vessel has various amenities including but not limited to a Raven Lounge, a kids play area,{{sfn|BC Ferries}} 70 cabins, 4 staterooms and three decks accessible to passengers.<ref name="colonist">{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/times-colonist/20061203/281762739764851 |title=The new pride of B.C. Ferries |work=Times Colonist |via=Pressreader |last=Lavoie |first=Judith |date=3 December 2006 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-ferries-christens-the-northern-adventure/article20394671/ |title=B.C. Ferries christens the Northern Adventure |last=Hainsworth |first=Jeremy |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 March 2007 |access-date=4 February 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Construction and career== Construction on the ship began in Greece on 11 September 2001 by Atsalakis-Sidironaftiki shipyard at their yard in Perama. The vessel was launched on 19 October 2002 with the name of ''Adamantios Korais''. Due to unspecified delays during construction of the hull, work was delayed, and construction was not completed until 19 July 2004 and entered service as ''Sonia''.{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}} During the construction period, one of the engines suffered a catastrophic failure.<ref name="colonist"/> The ship was first chartered by the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to run the route between Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Scarborough, Tobago beginning in December 2004.<ref name="seabridge"/> ''Sonia'' was brought in to replace the ageing ferry ''Beauport'' and to support the fleet's other ferry ''Panorama''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ttitferry.com/history-of-the-ferry-service/ |title=History of the Ferry Service |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Transportation Company Ltd. |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> Ship operations were managed by International Shipping Partners.{{sfn|International Shipping Partners}} However, before beginning service, the Port Authority discovered 14 defects aboard the ship that required rectification before ''Sonia'' could sail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1105364384,69811,.shtml |title=Garcia: Sonia safe to sail |work=Trinidad and Tobago News |date=10 January 2005 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> The ship suffered further breakdowns and had an engine explode.<ref name="colonist"/> In 2006, the ship was renamed ''Sonia X''.{{sfn|Miramar Ship Index}} The ferry then operated out of Barcelona, Spain on a run to Ibiza.<ref name="colonist"/> The ferry was purchased by BC Ferries in September 2006 in a deal worth €35.7 million, or $50.6 million CAD. ''Sonia'' was acquired to replace the ferry {{MV|Queen of the North||2}} which sank after running aground in March 2006.<ref name="replacement">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ferries-finalizes-replacement-for-queen-of-the-north-1.595018 |title=BC Ferries finalizes replacement for Queen of the North |work=CBC News |date=18 September 2006 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/public-views-replacement-ship-for-sunken-b-c-ferry-1.640304 |title=Public views replacement ship for sunken B.C. ferry |date=18 March 2007 |work=CBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324112112/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/story/2007/03/18/bc-ferry.html |archive-date=24 March 2007}}</ref>
===BC Ferries service=== The ship was painted in BC Ferries livery and sailed from Greece to Victoria, British Columbia via the Panama Canal.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/_soniatracker.html| title=SoniaWatch |publisher=BC Ferries |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010809/http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/_soniatracker.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> The vessel arrived at the Victoria shipyards on 18 December 2006, where she underwent an $18-million refit and interior upgrade that finished in March 2007.<ref name="replacement"/> Part of the refit was to retrofit the ferry's stern loading ramp to match the dockside facilities at BC Ferries terminals.<ref name="globe"/> [[File:MV Northern Adventure at the Prince Rupert Ferry Terminal.jpg|thumb|right| ''Northern Adventure'' docked at the Prince Rupert ferry terminal.]] Upon entering service ''Northern Adventure'' in April 2007<ref name="globe"/> initially replaced ''Queen of the North'' on the Inside Passage route. However, when {{MV|Northern Expedition||2}} entered service in early 2009, {{MV|Queen of Prince Rupert||2}} was decommissioned and ''Northern Adventure'' was reassigned to replace ''Queen of Prince Rupert'' and her Haida Gwaii duties.<ref name="decom">{{cite press release |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=97013| title=''Queen of Prince Rupert'' Officially Retired from BC Ferries' Fleet |publisher=BC Ferries |access-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183828/http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=97013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |date=20 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Northern Adventure'' sails two routes: the scenic Inside Passage route between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert and the Haida Gwaii crossing between Prince Rupert and Skidegate.{{sfn|BC Ferries}}
==Citations== {{reflist}}
==References== * {{cite web |url=https://www.bcferries.com/on-the-ferry/our-fleet/northern-adventure/NADV?redir=301 |title=Northern Adventure |publisher=BC Ferries |access-date=4 February 2022 |ref={{sfnref|BC Ferries}}}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.isp-usa.com/fleet/sonia/sonia.html|publisher=International Shipping Partners |title=Fleet Information: M/V Sonia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022133718/http://www.isp-usa.com/fleet/sonia/sonia.html |archive-date=22 October 2006 |ref={{sfnref|International Shipping Partners}}}} * {{csr|register=MSI|id=9257735|shipname=Sonia|accessdate=4 February 2022 |ref={{sfnref|Miramar Ship Index}}}}
==External links== {{commons category|IMO 9257735}} * {{cite web |url= http://www.westcoastferries.ca/ferries/bcferries/northernadventure.html| title= WestCoastFerries ''Northern Adventure'' profile|accessdate=2009-06-01}}
{{S-start}} {{Succession box | before = {{MV|Queen of the North}} | title = BC Ferries northern flagship | years = 2007–present<br />{{small|(with {{MV|Northern Expedition}})}} | after = {{small|{{nobold|(incumbent)}}}} }} {{S-end}}
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