FLYINGCAT 4 (ΦΛΑΪΝΓΚ ΚΑΤ 4)
-Hellenic Seaways
Built in 1999 (age 25). Registered in Piraeus. Current line: None (under refit in Piraeus)
The high speed catamaran FLYINGCAT 4 was built in the United Kingdom in 1999, and was delivered to Agapitos Lines under the name SEA SPEED 1 for service on the Cyclades, on the Piraeus-Syros-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos line. However, due to technical problems, she did not enter service for the company, and remained laid-up in Piraeus for the entire 1999 season. Later during that same year, Agapitos Lines was then transferred to Minoan Flying Dolphins. She was renamed FLYINGCAT 4 in 2000, and she joined along with fellow resembling catamaran FLYINGCAT 3 (although they are not sister ships), which had previously been operating as the SUPERCAT ATHINA for Goutos Lines, before the latter's company was also transferred to Minoan Flying Dolphins (which became Hellas Flying Dolphins in 2002 and then Hellenic Seaways in 2005). In her first season for Minoan Flying Dolphins, she operated on the Piraeus-Kythnos-Andros-Syros-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line. The ship then operated on the Agios Konstantinos-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos-Thessaloniki line from 2001 to 2003, as she was replaced on this line by her fleetmate, the FLYINGCAT 3 the following summer (2004). From late 2003 to 2012, the high speed craft operated on the Heraklion-Santorini-Ios-Naxos-Paros-Mykonos line. When her fleetmate, the HIGHSPEED 5 (later the HIGHSPEED 7 and now the SANTORINI PALACE of Minoan Lines), was deployed on the line in 2013, the FLYINGCAT 4 operated on the Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos-Koufonisi-Amorgos line. In 2014 she was deployed on the Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos-Irakleia-Schoinousa line, while in 2015 she was assigned on the Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line. She grounded off in Tinos that summer, but she did not have any damage. In 2016, she returned to the Sporades for the first time since 2003, as she was deployed on the same line she had previously served, the Agios Konstantinos-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos-Thessaloniki line. In 2017 she was deployed exclusively on the Thessaloniki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos line. A year later, in 2018, she returned to the Cyclades and in Rafina, being deployed on the new Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Naxos-Ios-Sikinos-Folegandros line. That same summer she collided with the pier of the port of Rafina following an engine failure, but was immediately repaired and returned to service. In 2019, she was deployed on the Saronic Gulf for the first time, as she was assigned on the Piraeus-Poros-Hydra-Ermioni-Spetses-Porto Cheli line.
PHOTOS (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021):
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the island of Santorini (7/2015).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the island of Santorini (7/2015).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Rafina (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Rafina (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Rafina (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Rafina and heading towards Tinos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving Rafina, in her first summer back on the Rafina-Cyclades line since 2015 (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to dock in the port of Ios (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to dock in the port of Ios (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to dock in the port of Ios (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Ios (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Ios (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docked in Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docked in Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docked in Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving the port of Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 approaching the port of Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 approaching the port of Mykonos (6/2018).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having entered the port of Piraeus, during her first-ever summer operating on the Saronic Gulf (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docking in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 about to depart the port of Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen departing the port of Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen departing the port of Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen resting in the port of Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus, shortly before her morning departure for the Saronic Gulf ports (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 departing Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having exited the port of Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having exited the port of Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen resting in Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus with her new Hellenic Seaways livery, which no longer features any Cosmote advertisements (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having arrived in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having arrived in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus (8/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 sen in Piraeus during the morning (9/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having started her annual refit in Piraeus (9/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having started her annual refit in Piraeus (9/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having started her annual refit in Piraeus (9/2020).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus at dawn (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus at dawn (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Tinos, while temporarily serving the Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Naxos line as a replacement for the FLYINGCAT 3, which had an accident in Mykonos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving the port of Tinos, in her brief stay on the Cyclades (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving the port of Tinos, in her brief stay on the Cyclades (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 docked in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 docked in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 docked in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 docked in the port of Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen entering the port of Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen arriving in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen arriving in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen arriving in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docking in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen docking in Tinos (7/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen resting in Piraeus, after having returned to the Saronic Gulf in the high season (8/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen resting in Piraeus, after having returned to the Saronic Gulf in the high season (8/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen resting in Piraeus, after having returned to the Saronic Gulf in the high season (8/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 docked in Piraeus (8/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having departed the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having departed the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having departed the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just left Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just left Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just left Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving Poros in order to head towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving Poros in order to head towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving Poros in order to head towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having left Poros and now making her way towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having left Poros and now making her way towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having left Poros and now making her way towards Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen heading from Poros to Hydra (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 resting in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just arrived in the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just arrived in the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having just arrived in the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having arrived in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having arrived in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen having arrived in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to head towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to head towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 preparing to head towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 on her way towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 on her way towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 on her way towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen departing Piraeus immediately afterwards (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen departing Piraeus immediately afterwards (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen departing Piraeus immediately afterwards (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 having departed the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 making her way towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 making her way towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 making her way towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus for Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus for Poros (9/2021).
The FLYINGCAT 4 seen leaving Piraeus for Poros (9/2021).