The Catamaran ferry FastCat Ryde had an interesting career from the date she came into service in 1996, having been built in Singapore, to when she was sold to a Russian ferry company (Rosmorport Moscow Russian Federation) in May 2011. Her name in 2024 being Sochi 1. The FastCat Ryde had a Gross Tonnage of 482 Tons and was capable of transporting 361 passengers and 4-5 crew between Portsmouth Hampshire to Ryde Isle of Wight. This image shows her in Portsmouth Harbour just off the Spinnaker Tower at the start of a crossing of the Solent to Ryde.