Fast ferry SpeedOne sold to the UK’s Epic Shipping

The Incat 86m wave-piercing catamaran SpeedOne (Hull 045), most recently operated by now bankrupt UK operator Speed Ferries has been bought at auction by London-based Epic Shipping. Renamed Sea Leopard, the vessel remains in London’s Tilbury Docks while a suitable charter is arranged. Also lying in Tilbury Docks awaiting a charter or buyer is another Incat fast ferry, the 74m Emeraude France (Hull 023), now owned by the UK’s Maritime Charter Sales Ltd.