Maritime Accident – Collision between a Jetski and High Speed Craft GOZO EXPRESS – 24.05.2024

Today Friday 24th May, 2024 around 1355 hrs the High Speed Craft (HSC) GOZO EXPRESS reported to Valletta VTS that they had a collision with a Hired Jet Ski with 2 souls aboard in the North Comino Channel. The 2 souls, a man (Helm) and a woman both French Nationals were recovered by a rib […]
Virtu Ferries – MARIA DOLORES with His Holiness Pope Francis – 02.04.2022

On Saturday 2nd April, 2022 His Holiness Pope Francis during his Apostolic visit to Malta crossed to the sister island of Gozo by the High Speed Craft MARIA DOLORES. After leaving the Apostolic Nunciature, Rabat , Malta the entourage proceeded to DWQ 5 to board the Virtu Ferries High Speed Craft MARIA DOLORES to cross […]
Virtu Ferries – 42.2 metres High Speed Craft GOZO EXPRESS to join the fleet for Malta-Gozo route in Q1 of 2022.

On Thursday 13th January, 2022 Virtu Ferries announced it has purchased a new High Speed Craft at a cost of €7 million, for use on the Malta-Gozo route. The High Speed Craft (HSC) GOZO EXPRESS was designed by the Incat Crowther company of Australia. She is 42.2 m long and can carry 322 passengers in […]