{"id":2175,"date":"2023-02-09T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/?page_id=2175"},"modified":"2023-02-09T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:56:18","slug":"mv-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"MV New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The MV New Jersey is a passenger <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/ferry\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1770\">ferry<\/a> vessel serving the <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/de\/cape-may-lewes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1990\">Cape May-Lewes Ferry<\/a>, a ferry system operated by the Delaware River &amp; Bay Authority (DRBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally built in 1974, the vessel measures 320 feet (98 meters) in length, has a beam of 68 feet (21 meters), a draft of 7 feet (2.1 meters), and a maximum capacity for 100 cars and 800 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MV New Jersey is powered by two Electro-Motive Division (EMD) electric diesel engines and can reach a top speed of 16 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renovations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong>: Outdoor canopy added to third deck.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1999<\/strong>: Finishes and seating were upgraded in the interior passenger lounge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong>: Carpeting and seating were replaced and upgraded in the main passenger lounge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong>: Underwent extensive renovations including the following\n<ul>\n<li>Replaced the original Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1\/8 diesel engines with new electric diesel engines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replaced steel bulkheads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stripped and repainted the entire exterior of the vessel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replaced all exterior windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fabricated new smokestacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modernized the passenger galley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IMO<\/strong>: 8643078<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MMSI<\/strong>: 366914190<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Callsign<\/strong>: WYU8550<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Number of rafts<\/strong>: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Number of lifeboats<\/strong>: 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other vessels in fleet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-cape-henlopen\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2180\">MV Cape Henlopen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-delaware\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2173\">MV Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MV New Jersey is a passenger ferry vessel serving the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, a ferry system operated by the Delaware River &amp; Bay Authority (DRBA). Originally built in 1974, the vessel measures 320 feet (98 meters) in length, has a beam of 68 feet (21 meters), a draft of 7 feet (2.1 meters), and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"MV New Jersey\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/mv-new-jersey\/#more-2175\" aria-label=\"More on MV New Jersey\">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\/2175"}],"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=2175"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2183,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2175\/revisions\/2183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:4097\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}