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    Posted: 23 September 2005 at 5:36pm
Have just been contacted by Capt. Morgan Cruises in Malta re. sale of two 71'6" harbour ferries ex-British Power Boats MGB's(later MTB's)called Raia and Ambra.They will be available at the end of this year,I can't have one as I don't have a place to keep her but surely there's good homes for them out there?
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I think that one of them was the well know 'Southerner' which had fantastic performanace, but does not quite look the same now!

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That's right,she was owned by Southern television.
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Do we know if the two boats in Malta have been sold?

Anyone know what condition they were in, or which boats they were?

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Hi Paul,they were available last week,they are superb,they are only ten grand apiece.See Where Are Those Boats Now,Boats At Gibraltar and Malta for pics and more info.
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Hi Christian

Thanks for the fast reply. Silly me, I found the pictures and boat numbers justt after I posted the message, but it is interesting that they are still for sale, and not at silly money at that. I assume they haven't still got original engines in.

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Hi Paul,I think they've got small diesels for harbour fery service,but I do not know for certain-would you contact Kevin at Captain Morgan cruises and ask him for this info and anything else which may help prospective buyers?I think he'll be cheered up by lots of different people asking questions as he is concerned for their future and this will indicate the level of interest.Thanks,Christian.
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Hi Christian

I have been corresponding with Kevin at Capt Morgan re the identity if the two boats he has there.

I believe that the MTB number he has been told for Raia is not consistent with a short boat. He says it might refer to a previous boat which was lost in their possesssion. Their identity therefore remains a mystery to me.

Do you know enough about the detail of these boats generally to be able to say that somewhere on the boats there will be a clue to their original identity? Maybe a makers plate, or boat number stamped on frames or the like? I guess close inspection and measurement will help narrow it down.

I am building up to a visit to look at them, but the more certainty I have of their origin, the more enthusiastic I will be!

Can you give me any help?

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Hi Paul

Ambra's ID came to me from Philip Simons, the authority on the subject so likely to be correct. I think you may be thinking about MGB pennant numbers instead of MTB numbers, the Camper and Nicholson long MGB/MTBs had numbers in the MGB series.As far as I know there are no C&N MGB/MTB survivors left, Gay Viking having sunk in the Bahamas in the late 60s or early 70s whilst in ferry service.Gay Viking was MGB506 whereas Ambra was MTB506 (later 1506 Proud Grenadier).

To my knowledge Raia's ID has not been confirmed.Experts have been out to see her already, but if you look for the 4-digit build number and find it you will become a hero! It should be either on a deckhead beam, the forward surface of the samson post 'tweendecks,or stamped onto the floorboards if any originals remain.

 

Gay Viking in the Bahamas.

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For BPBCo boats another place to look is at the top of the laminated stem (inside) and possibly the transom gunwhale. Kingposts are relatively lite and changeable items on the BPBCo boats so unlikely to be original.
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