Ferry for new inter-island service en route to Guernsey
A ferry which will be used for a new inter-island service between Guernsey and Jersey is due to arrive in the Channel Islands on Saturday.The high-speed catamaran San Pawl, which can carry 316 passengers, has been under maintenance in Malta but left after being loaded on to a cargo ship on 10 May. Eemslift Hendrika, the ship carrying San Pawl, is due to arrive in St Peter Port on 17 May.Ferry firm Islands Unlimited is set to offer a daily inter-island foot passenger service using San Pawl from 30 May.
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