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{{Short description|2007 ferry}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = Plota-022020-1.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Pascal Lota'' arriving at [[Nice]] in 2020.
}}
{{Infobox ship career
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| Ship name = *''Superstar'' (2008–2017)
*''Pascal Lota'' (2017–Present)
| Ship owner = [[Corsica Ferries]]
| Ship operator = [[Medinvest SpA]] ([[Corsica Ferries]])
| Ship registry = *2008–2017: [[Tallinn]], {{flag|Estonia}}
*2017–2017: [[Limassol]], {{flag|Cyprus}}
*2017–Present: [[Genoa]], {{flag|Italy}}
| Ship route = 
| Ship ordered = 5 August 2005<ref name="FCBS 1">{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.fcbsweb.com/forum/index.php?topic=5059.0 FCBS Forum: Tallink tilasi nopeakulkuisen lautan myös Fincantieriltä], retrieved 7 October 2007</ref>
| Ship builder = [[Fincantieri]] [[Ancona]], [[Italy]]<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/superstar_2008.htm |title=M/S ''Superstar'' (2008) |access-date=2008-04-07 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=sv }}</ref>
| Ship original cost = [[€]]120 million<ref name=TallinkDelivery>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr08042008_Superstar_delivered.htm |title=''Superstar'' was delivered to Tallink |access-date=2008-04-08 |date=2008-04-08 |work=Tallink press release |publisher=Tallink |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420053012/http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr08042008_Superstar_delivered.htm |archive-date=2008-04-20 }}</ref>
| Ship yard number = 6140<ref name=FoF />
| Ship laid down = 18 January 2007<ref name=TallinkLaidDown>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr180107.htm |title=Tallink's New Vessel's Keel to be Laid in Italy Today |access-date=2008-04-07 |work=Tallink press release |publisher=Tallink |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229230911/http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr180107.htm |archive-date=2007-12-29 }}</ref>
| Ship launched = 5 October 2007<ref name=TallinkLaunch>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr071007.htm |title=Tallink's New Vessel Named ''Superstar'' |access-date=2008-04-07 |work=Tallink press release |publisher=Tallink |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415093108/http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr071007.htm |archive-date=2008-04-15 }}</ref>
| Ship completed = 
| Ship christened = 5 October 2007 <small>by [[Kaia Kanepi]]</small><ref name=TallinkLaunch />
| Ship acquired = 8 April 2008<ref name=TallinkDelivery />
| Ship maiden voyage = 
| Ship in service = 21 April 2008<ref name=TallinkEE>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallink.ee/ee/tab2/ships/superstar.htm |title=Laevad: ''Superstar'' |access-date=2008-04-07 |publisher=Tallink |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409200950/http://www.tallink.ee/ee/tab2/ships/superstar.htm |archive-date=2008-04-09 }}</ref>
| Ship out of service = 
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: 5BDQ2
*{{IMO Number|9365398}}
*{{MMSI|210902000}}
| Ship fate = 
| Ship status = In service
| Ship notes = 
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Header caption = <ref name=FoF />
| Ship class = Fast [[cruiseferry]]
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|36,400}}
*{{DWT|5,400}}
| Ship displacement = 
| Ship length = {{convert|175.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=TallinkDelivery />
| Ship beam = {{convert|27.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draught = {{convert|7.00|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth = 
| Ship decks = 
| Ship deck clearance = 
| Ship ramps = 
| Ship ice class = 1 A Super<ref name=TallinkLaunch />
| Ship power = *Four [[Wärtsilä]] [[diesel engine]]s
*50,400{{nbsp}}kW (combined)
| Ship propulsion = 
| Ship speed = {{convert|27.5|kn}}
| Ship capacity = *2,080 passengers<ref name=TallinkDelivery />
*173 berths<ref name=TallinkDelivery />
*665 cars
*1,930 lanemeters<ref name=TallinkDelivery />
| Ship crew = 
| Ship notes = 
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[[File: 2011-06-10 Tallink Shuttle ferry, SUPERSTAR - IMO 9365398.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tallink]] Shuttle ferry, MS ''Superstar'', arriving at Helsinki, Finland from Tallinn, Estonia]]
The '''MS ''Pascal Lota (ex Superstar)''''' is a fast [[ferry]] owned by the [[Corsica]]-based [[Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries]]. She was built in 2008 at the [[Fincantieri]] shipyard in [[Ancona]], [[Italy]].<ref name=FoF />

==Concept and construction==

The design of the ''Superstar'' is based on [[Moby Lines]]' [[MS Moby Aki]].<ref name=FoF /> The original order included an option for a second ship of the same type, which Tallink decided not to exercise.<ref name="FCBS 1" />

The keel of the vessel was laid on January 18, 2007.<ref name=TallinkLaidDown /> On October 5, 2007, the ''Superstar'' was christened by the Estonian [[tennis]] player [[Kaia Kanepi]].<ref name=TallinkLaunch /> The ship was delivered on 8 April 2008<ref name=TallinkDelivery /> and left Ancona for the [[Baltic Sea]] a day later.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}

==Service history==

''Superstar'' entered service on Tallink's [[Helsinki]]–[[Tallinn]] route on 21 April 2008.<ref name=FoF /> On 30 April 2008 the ship suffered a hydraulics problem while leaving Tallinn, and one Tallinn–Helsinki roundtrip had to be cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2008/04/641005 |title=Tallink ''Superstar'' jatkaa liikennöintiä tänä iltana |access-date=2008-05-01 |date=2008-04-30 |work=MTV3 / Kotimaa |publisher=MTV3 |language=fi }}</ref> On 27 February 2009, while en route from Tallinn to Helsinki with 400 passengers on board, the ship's main engines stopped due to problems with the cooling systems at 8:45 am. The ship was adrift for nearly two hours, with emergency generators providing electricity, until full power could be restored at 10:30 am. ''Superstar'' arrived in Helsinki at 11:30, two hours behind schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Konevika%20pys%C3%A4ytti%20Tallinkin%20Superstarin%20Suomenlahdelle/1135243880393 |title=Konevika pysäytti Tallinkin ''Superstarin'' Suomenlahdelle |access-date=2009-02-27 |date=2009-02-27 |work=HS.fi |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postimees.ee/?id=88135 |title=Ulatuslik automaatikarike hoidis ''Superstari'' tunde Helsingi reidil |access-date=2009-02-28 |date=2009-02-28 |last=Filippov |first=Madis |publisher=Postimees |language=et }}</ref>

==Design==

The green external livery of the ship is according to Tallink promotion material "meant to reflect the environmentally friendly aspects of the ship's design".<ref name="TallinkLaunch" />

The onboard facilities include a three-deck high showlounge, four restaurants, cafeteria, two bars, a casino, a business lounge and various shops.<ref name=TallinkLaunch />

==Sister ships==
* [[Moby Aki]]
* [[Moby Wonder]]
* [[MS Finlandia (2000)|MS Finlandia]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|IMO 9365398}}
* [http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/web/int/tallink-shuttle-superstar-helsinki-tallinn-helsinki MS Superstar on Tallink website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234821/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=276747000 MS Superstar at marinetraffic.com]
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