The Rio de la Plata estuary between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, is about to welcome an incredibly fast and luxurious new arrival.
A 99-metre long ‘Wave Piercing Catamaran’ will soon be whizzing up to 1024 passengers and 150 cars between the two cities at a maximum speed of 58.1 knots, or 67 mph.
And the manufacturers of the 450-tonne ferry say that is it ‘certainly the fastest ship in the world.
September/October 20113