2011
HU4376 : Dagalien - Yell Ferry, Booth of Toft
taken 15 years ago, near to Booth of Toft, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Dagalien - Yell Ferry, Booth of Toft
Dagalien, seen here and her sister ship Daggri (see HU4676 : Daggri passes Samphrey) ply the ferry route across the Yell Sound. She is seen here waiting to load at Booth of Toft ferry terminal on Mainland, Shetland.
See shared info below for more information on them.
See shared info below for more information on them.
Dagalien and Daggri - Yell Sound ferries
Dagalien and Daggri are sister ships which ferry passengers across Yell Sound from Booth of Toft on Mainland, Shetland to Ulsta on Yell.
They were both built in Gdansk in Poland, and entered service in 2004 and have the identical dimensions: Length: 65.36m; Breadth: 13.8m; Draught 3.8m; Gross Weight 1861 tonnes.
They can each carry 95* passengers, 31 cars and 4 trucks with a crew of 4 or 5.
*(May be as many as 144 if extra passengers stay in their cars I think)
Dagalien replaced the Hendra, while Daggri replaced the Bigga.
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- Grid Square
- HU4376, 82 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rob Farrow (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 29 August, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 16 November, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
HU 437 760 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:27.9712N 1:12.4079W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: HU 436 761
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
