The ferry is sitting in a spot where it could leave across the Altalantic at any time. City officials are still hoping that Euroferries can come up with the money. It was mid March 2007 until the City finally gave up any hope that Eurferries would complete the sale. They started looking for another buyer. It is announced on April 2nd that the ferry was sold to German company FRS for $30 million (which still left the City with debt). Even better is that FRS gave a large downpayment and pays in full within a week. The ferry sets sails for Britain to be painted and re-fitted. By late August, the ferry, now named "Tanger Jet II," begins service from Tarifa, Spain to Tanger, Morrocco. The pictures, below, are from the FRS website. Also on their website there are more pictures and also a webcam where and you can see the ferry in the Port of Tarifa every few hours. It makes a round trip every few hours and it appears that all the mechanical problems that plagued it in Rochester have all been fixed.
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