Vessel Review: Ma Lisha - Indian-built ocean-going ferry for Guyanese government

What this source establishes

Gives the MV Ma Lisha as length overall 69.55 m, beam 13.5 m, draught 3.0 m, displacement 1,700 tonnes

Key claims

• Gives the MV Ma Lisha as length overall 69.55 m, beam 13.5 m, draught 3.0 m, displacement 1,700 tonnes
• Capacity 276 passengers and 18 crew; 250 tonnes cargo comprising 14 cars, 2 lorries and 10 containers
• Freight is handled by 'a forward vehicle ramp'; 'passengers board and disembark via side gangways'
• ABS class, 15 knots, 500 nautical mile range, described as ocean-going; US$12.7M from Garden Reach Shipbuilders, India
• The forward vehicle ramp establishes that the Ma Lisha is a roll-on/roll-off vessel requiring a ramp to discharge vehicles
• [CONTESTED] Capacity conflicts with Kaieteur News, which gives 250 passengers, 12 sedans and 2 trucks

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