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Feb 22, 2016 (newstodate): It is not a ship. It is also not an aircraft. But it may be put into operation to carry passengers between Tallinn, in Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland, from September 2016, hovering above sea level yet in close contact with the water..
The vehicle is an ekranoplan, a wing-in-ground-effect vehicle, developed by the Russian company RDC Aqualines.
In the version envisaged by the company behind the plans, the vehicle will carry 12 passengers or cargo on route with a speed around 200 km/hour.
The Estonian company Sea Wolf Express was set up in 2015, and plans are to grow the fleet to five vehicles if the initial experiences prove convincing.
The vehicle is an ekranoplan, a wing-in-ground-effect vehicle, developed by the Russian company RDC Aqualines.
In the version envisaged by the company behind the plans, the vehicle will carry 12 passengers or cargo on route with a speed around 200 km/hour.
The Estonian company Sea Wolf Express was set up in 2015, and plans are to grow the fleet to five vehicles if the initial experiences prove convincing.