The ferry Basto IV got engine failure and discarded all the voyages planned for today. The ship had technical malfunction in the engine, which caused the interruption of the service. The ferry is operating on regular routes between Moss and Horten in Norway crossing Oslofjord four time per day. The ship got technical problems, when preparing to leave the port of Horten, without any passengers on board and before starting the voyage. The ferry Basto IV is quite old ship, built in 1986, but regularly maintained and in very good condition, which ensures safety operations in North Sea.
The ferry ship Basto IV (IMO: 8512114) has length of 86.00 m, beam of 15.00 m and summer draft of 4.40 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 785 DWT and the gross tonnage is 3,692 GRT.