Aero 5 Highspeed - IMO 9852999

 

 

Name: Aero 5 Highspeed
Former name: Yu Zhu Hu
Owner: Blue Star Ferries Single Member Maritime / Attica Group
Operator: Hellenic Seaways
Flag: Cyprus
Port of registry: Not clearly confirmed in public sources
Builder: Brødrene Aa Marine A/S, Norway
Yard / hull number: 290
Built / Delivered: 30 September 2018
Acquired by Attica Group: 2026
Status: In service / active on Saronic Gulf routes

Identification
IMO number: 9852999
MMSI number: 210746000
Call sign: 5BZP6

General characteristics

Class & type: High-speed passenger catamaran / Passenger Aero Catamaran
Classification: China Classification Society / China Class
Material: Carbon fibre sandwich / vinylester, based on the Brødrene Aa sister-vessel design
Tonnage: 499 GT; Shippax lists 498 GT
Deadweight: 33–34 DWT
Length: 40.50 m official Hellenic Seaways figure; 40.80 m in builder/orderbook-style databases
Beam: 10.80 m
Depth: 3.65 m
Draught: about 1.20 m design figure; AIS-reported draught around 1.4 m
Speed: 32 knots official Hellenic Seaways figure; 34–35 knots in builder/orderbook-style data
Passenger capacity: 270 passengers
Vehicles: No vehicle garage
Main engines: 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M72
Total engine power: 2,880 kW total / 1,440 kW each
Propulsion: Waterjets, same Brødrene Aa / Rolls-Royce S63-4 family as the sister units
Onboard services: Café/bar, Wi-Fi, charging points, aircraft-type seats, air-conditioning, telemedicine service