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Old 06-23-2007, 07:32 PM   #1
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Thames Clippers is the leading provider of commuter p***enger services on the River Thames, operating fast modern boats over the key central stretch of the river between Central London at Savoy Pier, through Canary Wharf and on to Greenwich and now beyond to Woolwich.


Thames Clippers was founded in 1999 by Sean Collins (MD) and Alan Woods (Chairman), who have spent their careers working on the River Thames and who saw the opportunity to build a professionally run high-speed p***enger ferry service. The Company started with a single vessel carrying less than 1,500 p***engers a week, but now owns a fleet of seven modern vessels carrying well in excess of 20,000 p***engers per week.

Thames Clippers has a grant to provide the only commuter service in Central London and operates a fleet of fast high-quality vessels. The service is also integrated into the TfL pricing system, so holders of Travelcards are eligible for discounts, and the river has become part of an 'integrated modal transport network' with improved signage on bus and Tube maps and stations, for onward interconnections.

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Hurricane Clipper

The Hurricane Clipper is the flagship of The Riverline, with its unique Damien Hirst livery, taking Londoners to work at speeds of up to 25 knots during rush hour, then running a scheduled tourist service between Tate Britain and Tate Modern via the London Eye.


The Hurricane Clipper was purchased by Thames Clippers in October 2004.
It was built in 2002 by the Australian Boat builder NQEA and designed by the Company for this express purpose.


220 seats. Outside deck. Built by NQEA in Australia. Speed 28 knots. Ultra-low wash design. Length 38 metres. Waterline length 35.4 metres. Beam 9.6 metres. Width 9.30 metres. Twin-engines and propeller driven.
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Sun Clipper & Moon Clipper

Thames Clippers purchased these two additional vessels in the first quarter of 2005.
Maximum Capacity - 138 guests (114 indoor seats and 24 seats on the rear outside deck).
Speed 25 knots. 'Ultra-low' wash
design. Length 32 metres. Width 7.80 metres. Waterline length 30.6 metres. Beam 8.13 metres
Twin-engined and propeller driven.
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The Sky, Storm and Star Clipper

Three similar vessels. 62 seats. Speed 25 knots,length 25 metres, width 5.70 metres, twin-engined and water jet driven.
The three vessels were built in the UK between 1990 and 1991.
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