Cotai Water Jet
{{short description|Macau ferry operator}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Cotai Water Jet
{{lang|zh|金光飛航}}
{{lang|pt|Jacto de Água Cotai}}
| image = Cotai Water Jet logo.svg
| image_size = 200px
| IATA = 8C
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| hubs = Hong Kong International Airport (Skypier)
Taipa Ferry Terminal
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| fleet_size = 14
| destinations = 1 (routes to/from Hong Kong International Airport only)
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| parent = Las Vegas Sands Corporation
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| founded = 2007
| commenced = 2007
| headquarters = Macau
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| website = {{URL|http://www.cotaiwaterjet.com}}
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{{Chinese
| pic = Cotai Water Jet boat in Hong Kong harbor.jpg
| t = 金光飛航
| s = 金光飞航
| j = gam1 gwong1 fei1 hong4
| p = Jīnguāng Fēiháng
| por = Jacto de Água Cotai
| lang1 = English
| lang1_content = Cotai Water Jet
| l = Golden Ray Jet
}}
Cotai Water Jet ({{zh|t=金光飛航}}; {{langx|pt|Jacto de Água Cotai}}) is a company that operates high-speed ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong. It is one of the two companies operating high-speed ferry services between the two territories – the other one being TurboJET.
The Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau is used by this ferry route to enable easy access to The Venetian Macao in Cotai, although it is also chosen by some because of its proximity to Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane in comparison to the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (Terminal Marítimo) used by TurboJET on the Macau Peninsula. Cotai Water Jet is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands.
Cotai Water Jet has been assigned the two-letter airline code 8C by IATA, used for routes to and from Hong Kong International Airport only, where passengers must continue to other destinations (or vice versa) by air.
Current routes
- {{flagicon|Macau}} Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong{{cite web |url=http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/index.aspx |title=COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™ |accessdate=2009-12-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212172159/http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/index.aspx |archivedate=2009-12-12 }}
- {{flagicon|Macau}} Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong{{cite web |url=http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/cft.aspx |title=COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™ |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531030228/http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/cft.aspx |archivedate=2010-05-31 }}
- {{flagicon|Macau}} Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Skypier, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong{{Cite web |url=http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/hkia.aspx |title=COTAI STRIP® - COTAI Jet™ |access-date=2010-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531025053/http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/destinations/hkia.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-31 |url-status=dead }}
- {{flagicon|Macau}} Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau ↔ {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Konghttp://cotaijet.com.mo/en/images/new_route/poster.jpg{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Fleet
=Brand of vessels=
- Austal 48m: 47.5m length, 70 (net) tonnes, 411/413/417 passengers catamaran.{{Cite web |url=http://www.austal.com/index.cfm?objectid=0BC52FEE-65BF-EBC1-2E4E0B46D705927B |title=Austal Website |access-date=2010-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019162403/http://austal.com/index.cfm?objectid=0BC52FEE-65BF-EBC1-2E4E0B46D705927B |archive-date=2010-10-19 |url-status=dead }} Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines, rated at 2320 kW each. Cruising speed at 42 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
=List of vessels=
There are all together 14 vessels:
- THE LONDONER
- THE VENETIAN
- THE COTAI STRIP EXPO
- SHOPPES COTAI CENTRAL
- LONDONER GRAND
- SHOPPES FOUR SEASONS
- THE PLAZA
- COTAI STRIP COTAIARENA (Sold and shipped to Busan, South Korea in August 2022)
- COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD (Shipped to Busan, South Korea in September 2022. Returned to Hong Kong in 2024)
- GOURMET DINING
- MARCO POLO
- ST. MARK
- CASTELLA SQUARE (Sold and shipped to Split, Croatia in February 2022)
- DI MODA SQUARE
=Rented vessels (all returned in early 2009)=
- Lian Shan Hu: 39.5m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1580 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
- Nan Gui: 40.1m length, 338 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 TE 74L diesel engines, rated at 1825 kW each. Maximum speed at 32 knots. Built by Austal Shipyard of Australia.
Ticketing offices
Image:HK Shun Tak Centre CKS Ticket Counter 4 Ferry 2 Taipa Macau.JPG, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong ]]
This is a list where passengers can buy tickets to Cotai Water Jet.{{cite web |url=http://www.cotaiwaterjet.com/buy-ticket |title=Buy a Ticket | Macao Ferry | Official Site of Cotai Water Jet |accessdate=2014-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140425033422/http://www.cotaiwaterjet.com/buy-ticket |archivedate=2014-04-25 }}
=Macau=
==[[The Venetian Macao]]==
- Cotai Travel (Shop 1028)
- Concierge Desk (Hotel Lobby, Level 1)
- Concierge Desk (Hotel West Lobby, Level 1)
- Cotai Ticketing North and South Box Offices (Cotai Arena, Level 1)
- Customer service counter (Di Moda Street at the Grand Canal Shoppes)
- Cotai Ticketing Call Center (Macau: +853 2882 8818 / Hong Kong: +852 6333 6660)
==[[Sands Macao]]==
- Guest Services Counter, Ground Level
==[[Sands Cotai Central]]==
- CotaiTravel (Shop1030)
- Concierge Counter (Conrad Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
- Concierge Counter (Holiday Inn Macao Lobby, Cotai Central)
- Concierge Desk (Sheraton Macao Hotel Main Lobby, Cotai Central)
- CotaiTicketing Box Office (Holiday Inn)
- CotaiTicketing Box Office (Sheraton Hotel)
==[[Taipa Ferry Terminal]]==
- Cotai Water Jet Ticketing Counter (Departure Hall)
=Hong Kong=
==[[Sheung Wan]]==
- Shop 305D, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
==[[Tsim Sha Tsui]]==
- Shop 7, 1/F China Ferry Terminal, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
==[[Hong Kong International Airport]]==
- Transfer Area E2, Level 5, Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal Building One
Accidents
- On 29 August 2009, a Cotai Water Jet bumped into a giant buoy and broke the catamaran windows with 1 injured.[http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20090830/00176_029.html Oriental Daily Article, Retrieved 18:31, 30 May 2010]
- On 4 September 2009, THE VENETIAN collided with a sampan at Zhuhai waters killing 1 person.[http://www.cns.hk:89/ga/shwx/news/2008/09-04/1370905.shtml China Daily Article, Retrieved 18:45, 30 May 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080918231333/http://www.cns.hk:89/ga/shwx/news/2008/09-04/1370905.shtml|date=2008-09-18}}
- On 25 December 2009, COTAI STRIP COTAIGOLD collided with a Hong Kong fishing boat in Zhuhai waters near Lantau Island with 9 injured.[http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/7328-Cotai-Jet-hits-fishing-boat-one-injured.html Macau Daily Times Article, Retrieved 19:20, 29 May 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009112728/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/7328-Cotai-Jet-hits-fishing-boat-one-injured.html|date=2011-10-09}} The left bow of the catamaran was crushed and repaired later.[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091226&sec_id=4104&art_id=13563816 Apple Daily Article, Retrieved 18:21, 30 May 2010]
References
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External links
{{commonscat|Cotai Water Jet}}
- {{official website|http://www.cotaiwaterjet.com}}
{{Hong Kong-Macau Water Transport}}
{{Eastern Pearl River Delta transit}}
{{Western Pearl River Delta transit}}
{{Las Vegas Sands Corporation}}
Category:Ferry transport in Hong Kong