Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry

	Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry
Traditional Chinese	港九小輪有限公司
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Góng gáu síu lèuhn yáuh haahn gūng sī
Jyutping	Gong2 gau2 siu2 leon4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd
	Sea Smooth
Type	Private company
Industry	Transportation
Founded	February 1998
Headquarters	Pier 4, New Reclamation, Central District, Hong Kong
Parent	Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Holdings Ltd.
Website	http://www.hkkf.com.hk/

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd (Chinese: 港九小輪有限公司, abbr. HKKF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. It was formed by a number of shipping and shipbuilding firms, and was incorporated in Hong Kong in February 1998.

HKKF currently provides 3 licensed scheduled passenger ferry routes to the Outlying Islands of the city. Other than regular ferry services, HKKF offers services to parties such as government departments and the US Army.

Fleet

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Limited Fleet
Name	Type	Year Built	Seats	Speed	Builder	Notes
Sea Supreme	Catamaran	1999	382	25 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Superior	Catamaran	2003	411	25 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Smooth	Catamaran	2003	389	27 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	ex- Park Island 6. Crashed in the 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision.
Sea Sprint	Catamaran	1998	206	24 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Strike	Catamaran	1999	201	24 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Smart	Catamaran	2001	205	24 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Flying Flame	Mono-hull	1988	178	25 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	ex- Discovery Bay 17
Sea Splendid	Mono-hull	1988	180	25 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	ex- Flying Swift / Discovery Bay 18
Sea Spring	Double deck ferry	1999	410	16 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Splash	Double deck ferry	1999	410	16 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Sea Star	Double deck ferry	1981	348	15 knots	Cheoy Lee Shipyard	ex-Kun Yieh
Kun Tuo	Double deck ferry		400		Cheoy Lee Shipyard	owned by Cheoy Lee Shipyard

Services

Regular passenger ferry services

Currently HKKF operates 3 licensed ferry routes, linking the Outlying Islands of Peng Chau and Lamma Island to Central Hong Kong

Central (Pier 4) to Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan)
Central (Pier 4) to Lamma Island (Sok Kwu Wan)
Central (Pier 6) to Peng Chau
Peng Chau to Hei Ling Chau

Ceased ferry services

Aberdeen to Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) (via: Pak Kok Tsuen)
Central to Lamma Island (Pak Kok Tsuen) (via: Kennedy Town)
Tsuen Wan to Central (via: Tsing Yi)

Other services

HKKF also provides services to the following parties:-

Correctional Services Department
Airport Core Projects Contractors and Hong Kong Airport Authority
emergency ferry services for Transport Department
US Army during visits to Hong Kong

Accidents

On October 1, 2012, at approximately 8:20 pm HKT, Sea Smooth of HKKF crashed into a Hongkong Electric-owned vessel Lamma IV off Lamma Island, causing the latter to sink. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971, with 38 killed and more than 100 injured.

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