Seatruck Point is owned and operated by CLdN RoRo. Built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva, Clipper Point entered service on 21 March 2008 with Seatruck Ferries.
History Seatruck Point was launched in 2006, and christened on 7 October. She is the first of four "P Series" ships for Seatruck Ferries. Her speed of enables crossing times between Liverpool and Dublin to be reduced to six hours.Seatruck celebrates 20 years on the Irish Sea Ships Monthly October 2016 page 19 Older ships like the Riverdance and Moondance took nine and a half hours to do the same journey.
In May 2012, Seatruck Point was chartered to DFDS, operating on the Cuxhaven–Immingham route.
In September 2022, CLdN bought out Seatruck Ferries' shares from the Clipper Group and as a result the whole fleet was also bought. Seatruck Ferries became defunct in February 2024, with all vessels being incorporated into the CLdN fleet.
Description Seatruck Point is one of four "P Series" ro-ro freight ferries. It has a length of , a beam of and a draft of . Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier – with whom Clipper Point is allocated the number 26467.
The vessel is designed to fit in Heysham harbour. Trailers are carried over three decks.
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L46 diesel engines which drive two controllable pitch propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.
Sister Vessels Clipper Pace Clipper Panorama Clipper Pennant
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Seatruck Ferries Photo of Clipper Point