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'''BGV''' or '''Bateau à Grande Vitesse''' is a concept of [[high speed craft|high speed ship]] being developed in [[France]], capable of travelling up to 65 [[Knot (unit)|knots]] or 120&nbsp;km/h.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viamare.com/news.php|title=ViaMare.com|accessdate=2007-02-10|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204142522/http://www.viamare.com/news.php|archivedate=4 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Concept of BGV is based on the original idea of [[Gilles Vaton]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.bgvinnovation.fr/bgvanglais/history.htm
|title=History of BGV
|accessdate=2007-02-10
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201113407/http://www.bgvinnovation.fr/bgvanglais/history.htm
|archivedate=2006-12-01
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> who modified [[trimaran]]s to achieve reduced [[Drag (physics)|drag]] and stability at high speeds.
There were proposals to use BGVs (equipped to carry both [[passenger]] and [[freight]]) between France and [[United Kingdom|UK]] in time for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. UK based Chikara Shipping Ltd claimed to be buying BGVs, launching of fast services on the [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]] maritime hub system linking [[Norway]], the UK and [[Spain]], but pulled out of the deal in late 2007. The first sailings are scheduled for 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/n20061203.069563.htm|title=World Cargo News|accessdate=2007-02-10}}</ref> This business plan was revealed to be fraudulent; the ferries have not entered service, investors have lost money, and the boss of Chikara Shipping fled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/w20080427.669126.htm|accessdate=2011-07-27|title=Chikara Shipping "fraud" exposed BGV Bateau Grande Vitesse, CCI Boulogne, Chikara Shipping,|date=2008-04-27}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Ferries of France]]
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[[fr:Navire à grande vitesse]]