The MF Mate Balota is a ferry for local lines, part of the fleet of the Croatian shipping company Jadrolinija. It was built in 1988 at the Kraljevica Shipyard. It once sailed on the line Valbiska - Merag. Today MF Mate Balota mostly sails on the lines around Zadar. In January 2018 it started sailing as a replacement on the line Dubrovnik - Suđurađ. In July 2018 it sailed on the line Zadar - Preko.[3] It was named after Mate Balota.
 MF Mate Balota near Zadar
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Croatia | |
| Name | Mate Balota |
| Owner | Jadrolinija |
| Port of registry | |
| Route | Zadar–Iž–Rava–Mala Rava |
| Builder | Kraljevica |
| In service | 1988[2] |
| Identification | IMO number: 8619912[1] |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 64.7 m (212 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Capacity |
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Its capacity is 440 passengers and 50 cars.
References edit
- ^ "Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 8619912, MMSI 238113640, Call Sign 9A2153". MATE BALOTA (Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship) Registered in Croatia. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "MATE BALOTA, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship - Details and current position - IMO 8619912 MMSI 238113640". VesselFinder. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Strpljenje je spas: na cestama prema moru vrlo gust promet, kolone dugačke i do osam kilometara". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-03-23.