MV Trinity Bay
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MV Trinity Bay (formerly the South Korean registered Faesco 103{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantraveller.com/index.cfm?page_id=1632|title=The Barefoot Captain|publisher=Australian Traveller|access-date=2007-10-29}}) is a {{GT|1,594|disp=long}}, 81 metre long, Coastal Freighter owned by the Sea Swift shipping company based in Cairns, Australia.{{cite web |title=MV Trinity Bay |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:696619/mmsi:503609000/imo:9149990/vessel:TRINITY_BAY |website=Marine Traffic |access-date=11 March 2019}} It runs a weekly service supplying communities on the Cape York Peninsula and in Torres Strait. Formerly a Sand Dredge, the Trinity Bay was converted into the current layout during the year 2000 in Cairns Shipyards.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,20608989-28317,00.html|title=A cruise with the works|author=Philip Hammond|publisher=Courier Mail (via news.com.au)|access-date=2007-10-29 | date=2006-10-14}} Even though the ship is a fully commercial cargo ship, she regularly carries 40 passengers to and from Thursday Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.freightertravel.com.au/trinity-bay|title=Trinity Bay|publisher=freightertravel.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829125747/http://www.freightertravel.com.au/trinity-bay|archive-date=2007-08-29}}
The Trinity Bay also works to replenish other Sea Swift vessels, and occasionally carries CSIRO scientists to monitor the condition of the northern Great Barrier Reef.
During the wet season of 2009, the MV Trinity Bay was one of the only methods available to provide supplies of food to Cairns. 200,000 litres of fuel and 40 semi-trailer loads of food were delivered by the vessel on 6-2-2008 to supplies Coles and Woolworths stores with supplies.{{cite news| last =Jenkin| first =Carenda | title =Shops ship in food| publisher = The Cairns Post| date =6 February 2009| url =http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/02/06/27135_local-news.html| access-date = 8 February 2009}}
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Category:Merchant ships of Australia
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