The Turbojet-operated jetfoil “Terceira” reportedly ended its service yesterday with a 4:30 p.m. trip from Macau to Hong Kong.
According to the Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group, the vessel was retired after yesterday’s final trip.
To The Times, a group member on board noted that, based on information from Turbojet staff, this was indeed the jetfoil’s last day of operation.
But after consulting with a senior official, they noted that a final decision has not yet been made on if the vessel will be retired or its sailing license will be renewed.
The group had earlier noted that the vessel’s current operating license was set to expire on November 18, 2025, and it has not been confirmed if Turbojet will apply for renewal.
“Terceira” is the 12th of 16 jetfoils produced by Boeing Marine Systems.
Built in 1978, the vessel entered service in February 1979 with Jetlink Ferries Ltd. and was originally named “Normandy Princess.”
The jetfoil was part of the Irish company’s bid to establish a ferry service across the English Channel from Brighton, England, in 1978.
In 1980, the vessel was acquired by the then Far East Hydrofoil (now Turbojet) and renamed “Terceira” after an island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago, entering service between Macau and Hong Kong.
This was the only vessel of its kind to resume operation after the Covid-19 pandemic, a period when several jetfoils had been dismantled. RM
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