Pentalina facts

▮ The Pentalina RoPax catamaran was bought by Pentland Ferries in 2008 to operate between Gills Bay, Caithness, and St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney.

▮ She can carry 350 passengers and 58 cars, but would currently be restricted to 183 passengers.

▮ She was designed by Sea Transport Solutions of Australia and built in Cebu in the Philippines at an estimated cost of between £10 and £15 million.

▮ She was replaced by the MV Alfred on the Orkney route in November 2019.