MV Filla awaiting to berth at the linkspan in Lerwick
History
United Kingdom
NameFilla
NamesakeFilla, Out Skerries
OwnerShetland Islands Council
OperatorSIC Ferries
Port of registryLerwick
RouteOut Skerries (2003 - )
BuilderNorthern Shipbuilders, Gdansk, Poland
Launched20 May 2003
Completed2003
In service2 October 2003
IdentificationIMO number: 9269192
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeRo-ro vehicle and passenger ferry
Tonnage
Displacement559.4
Length35.5 m (116 ft 6 in)
Beam9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Depth4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
RampsAft ramp
Installed power
  • 671 kW (900 hp) at 1,600 rpm
  • 2 × Mitsubishi SI2R MPTA Ggnerators
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 × fast rescue boat
Capacity
  • 30 passengers
  • 9 cars
  • 1 Artic
Crew4

MV Filla is a ro-ro passenger ferry operated by the SIC Ferries. She operates on the Vidlin or Symbister, Whalsay or Lerwick to Out Skerries service.[1]

History

Filla was the second of four vessels built for the council at the turn of the century. She was named after the Island of Filla, which is within the archipelago of the Out Skerries.

Layout

The Filla has three lanes on her car deck. Her passenger lounge and crew accommodation is all forward of the car deck. She only has one ramp, meaning cars have to reverse onto the ferry and then drive straight off. There is a Hiab crane fitted to her to allow easy loading of cargo.[2]

Service

Filla berthed at Hay's Dock in Lerwick

Entering service on the 2 October 2003 on the Out Skerries service, Filla took over her predecessor, MV Filla , the current MV Snolda. She was then refitted and transferred to the Papa Stour service.

When carrying out sailings to Lerwick, she berths at the linkspan to discharge vehicles, then moves to Hay's Dock to load cargo, before returning to the linkspan to load vehicles for the departure back to the Skerries. The timetable gives a few hours in Lerwick to allow the Skerries residents time ashore in the town before returning home the same day. She cannot lie at the linkspan for the whole time in Lerwick since it is the same linkspan that the Bressay ferry uses.

Filla makes the additional sailings on the Whalsay service from Laxo to Symbister, such as to cover the maintenance period on Mondays or during breakdowns. Filla used to make the occasional sailing to Fair Isle for cargo, outwith her normal published timetable.

References

  1. Sawkins, James. "Ferry Timetables". Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. "Filla - Our Fleet - Ferries - Infrastructure Services - Shetland Islands Council". 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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