{"id":1676,"date":"2023-01-26T15:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/?page_id=1676"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:19:57","slug":"mv-vela","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-vela\/","title":{"rendered":"MV Vela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MV-Vela.jpg\" alt=\"A close up view of the MV Vela, a ferryboat owned by San Francisco Bay Ferry. It has a blue, green and white paint job. The words &quot;SF Bay Ferry&quot; and the San Francisco Bay Ferry logo are on the front of the vessel.\" class=\"wp-image-1677\" srcset=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MV-Vela.jpg 800w, http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MV-Vela-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MV-Vela-768x589.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MV Vela<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MV Vela<\/strong> is a&nbsp;<strong>Pyxis Class<\/strong>&nbsp;passenger <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/ferry\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1770\">ferry<\/a> owned and operated by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/san-francisco-bay-ferry\/\">San Francisco Bay Ferry<\/a>. It frequently serves the <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/ca\/vallejo-san-francisco\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"142\">Vallejo Ferry<\/a>&nbsp;route. It has capacity for 445 passengers, 24 bikes, features onboard restrooms, snacks, drinks and WIFI, and is wheelchair accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vessel was built by Dakota Creek Industries at a cost of $23 million. It began service in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It uses two MTU 16V4000 EPA Tier 4 engines and two Hamilton HT810 water jets for propulsion. The Vela can reach a service speed of 34 knots (39 miles per hour).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MV Vela measures 44 meters in length and its hull is made of aluminum. It runs on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and has a fuel capacity of 4,400 gallons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vela, pronounced \u201cvee-luh,\u201d is named for a constellation in the southern sky. The constellation&#8217;s name is Latin for the sails of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Pyxis Class Ferries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-lyra\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1681\">MV Lyra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-pyxis\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1670\">MV Pyxis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MV Vela is a&nbsp;Pyxis Class&nbsp;passenger ferry owned and operated by&nbsp;San Francisco Bay Ferry. It frequently serves the Vallejo Ferry&nbsp;route. It has capacity for 445 passengers, 24 bikes, features onboard restrooms, snacks, drinks and WIFI, and is wheelchair accessible. The vessel was built by Dakota Creek Industries at a cost of $23 million. It began service &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"MV Vela\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-vela\/#more-1676\" aria-label=\"More on MV Vela\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1975,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1676\/revisions\/1975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}