AustraliaOnlookers gathered along the River Derwent in Hobart to witness the complex operation of lifting the world's largest battery-equipped, electric-powered ferry, Hull 096 (to be named China Zorrilla), onto the heavy-lift transporter ship MV Black Marlin. The ferry, built by Hobart-based Incat for South American ferry company Buquebus, cannot travel directly from Australia to South America due to limited battery range. Instead, the MV Black Marlin, operated by Dutch company Boskalis, was deployed to transport the ferry across the Pacific. The operation involved submerging the Black Marlin’s deck and using tugboats to position the ferry onto a cradle on the ship. Spectators described the event as a rare and impressive feat of modern engineering.
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