2GO Masigla is a passenger ferry of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 1999 as Orange 8. She is the sister ship of MV Regel VII, (ex-Orange 7) of the Ventouris Ferries.
Service history
The vessel was built by Imabari Shipbuilding at its Imabari Works as a replacement for New Orange and entered service on the Tōyo (a port in Ehime Prefecture ) to Saijō and Osaka route on July 27, 1999.[1] Upon entering service, it operated alongside Orange 7, with each vessel completing one round trip per day, offering both daytime and overnight sailings. However, following a timetable revision on October 1, 2012, the schedule was reduced, and the two ships were limited to one round trip per day, operating only overnight services.
After 19 years of service, Orange 8 completed her final commercial voyage for Orange Ferry on August 24, 2018, completing its final voyage from Osaka to Tōyō Port.[2] Along with Orange 7, she was subsequently withdrawn from service and replaced by the newly built Orange Ehime, which began service on August 25, 2018.[3]