water is sucked in under the ship and then expelled again with tremendous force the engine on this vessel pumps out 9.1 megawatts of power at eleven hundred and fifty rpm the the aggregate power is 36.4 megawatts so in actual fact losing an engine will not affect the the vessel drastically the immense power from the diesel engines is a big help especially in berthing the 1500 ton ferry the ship is highly maneuverable and can be steered easily even in a confined space the captain slowly brings the 107 meter long jean de la Villette