Chartered by Emeraude Jersey Ferries in April 2004, the fast catamaran
Emeraude GB acted daily connections with Jersey to transport cars and passengers. She replaced the
Solidor 5 and
Solidor 4 whose capacity was insufficient.
History
Emeraude GB is a member, as the
Condor 10, of a series of 9 fast catamarans (INCAT 74) built by INCAT in Hobart, Tasmania. She was built in 1990.
She begins with the name
Hoverspeed Great Britain on cross-Channel routes.
In 2004, she is chartered by Emeraude Jersey Ferries under the name
Emeraude GB.
She became in 2005 the
Speedrunner 1 on behalf of the
Aegean Speed Lines at the start of Piraeus in Greece.