Farewell Stena Voyager – 10 years on
Stena Line’s HSS concept proved to be very popular, but high fuel costs saw them axed prematurely. 10 years ago last Friday, Stena Voyager departed Belfast for the last time.
HSS STENA VOYAGER
[Photo Feature] 10 years on – part 1: Farewell Stranraer
Today marks 10 years since Stena Line closed the Port of Stranraer, retired HSS STENA VOYAGER, STENA CALEDONIA & STENA NAVIGATOR from North Channel service.
[Photo Feature] The Day Stena Voyager Left Belfast
On the 8th Anniversary of the HSS leaving Belfast for the final time we take a look back.
Happy 25th Birthday Stena Line UK & Ireland
25 years after Sealink became Stena Line, we take a brief look at the changes that have occurred in Stena Line Uk & Ireland’s first quarter century.
Stena Line – 25 Years in Belfast: Cairnryan, Heysham, and Birkenhead
In the second of today’s features celebrating 25 years of Stena Line in Belfast, we take a look at developments from 2010 onwards.
Stena Line – 25 Years in Belfast: The Stranraer years
Twenty five years after Stena Line relocated from Larne to Belfast, we take a look at the ships which served the Belfast – Stranraer route.
[Blast from the Past] Stena Sealink announce move from Larne to Belfast
A look back at the announcement that Stena Sealink Line would be moving their Larne to Stranraer service to Belfast.
Former ferries of NI Part 1: From Sealink to Stena Line
A photographic look back at some of the ferries which have operated to or within Northern Ireland, including those which operated both for present operators and those which no longer exist. This first part looks at Sealink, Sealink Stena, Stena Sealink, and Stena Line.
Remembering HSS Stena Voyager
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the final departure of HSS STENA VOYAGER from Belfast on May 5th 2013. The final departure of STENA VOYAGER followed the successful introduction of the sister-ships STENA SUPERFAST VII and STENA SUPERFAST VIII during November 2011.
Stena in Belfast – Celebrating 20 years of Stena Line operating from Belfast.
20th anniversary of Stena Line switching the historic Larne – Stranraer service to Belfast. Today marks 20 years from the last sailing of what was then Stena Sealink Line, into the Port of Larne from Scotland, with tomorrow the anniversary of the first Stena ferry sailing from Belfast. Few could have predicted at the time that 20 years, and 2 bespoke Belfast-Scotland terminals later, Stena Line would also offer services from Belfast to Birkenhead and Heysham, as well as operating a pair of 203 metre long ferries to Scotland from Belfast. Just six weeks after the switch, on the 31st December 1995, the “Sealink” name would disappear altogether with all UK operations being rebranded as “Stena Line”. Of course, things have also changed dramatically at Larne. No longer Northern Ireland’s premier ferry port, Stena’s rise at Belfast has been somewhat mirrored by P&O’s decline at Larne. The services to Fleetwood and … Read more
Update: HSS Stena Explorer’s final Holyhead departure delayed
Poor weather conditions delay Stena Explorer’s final Irish Sea voyage. HSS Stena Explorer‘s final departure from Holyhead, which was due to take place this afternoon, appears to have been delayed due to unfavourable weather conditions. It is now expected that the vessel will be towed from the port over the weekend, probably on Sunday. Work appears to be continuing on HSS Stena Explorer, now renamed One World Karadeniz, to prepare her for the long tow to Turkey, where it is thought she will be converted for static use.  HSS Stena Explorer is the last remaining member of Stena’s ground breaking HSS 1500 class. Title image: HSS Explorer passing HSS Voyager, which is at Harland and Wolff’s ship repair quay.  Stena Discovery is just just visible under the massive yellow “samson” crane in the background.  Copyright © Alan Geddes.
Official: HSS Stena Explorer due to leave Holyhead tomorrow
Final HSS 1500 craft Stena Explorer sold for future use. Stena Line have officially confirmed that the final HSS 1500 vessel, Stena Explorer, has been sold to Turkish buyers and is due to leave Holyhead for the last time tomorrow, weather permitting, under the escort of tugs. Stena have however not confirmed what Stena Explorer’s future use will be, though they have said that she will continue her career under new ownership. The anchor handling tug Bluster arrived in Holyhead earlier this week, with the task to tow Stena Explorer to Turkey. Another tug, Afon Cefni, arrived in Holyhead this morning. It is assumed she may assist Bluster and Holyhead’s own tug St David in manoeuvring HSS Stena Explorer from her berth in Holyhead. HSC Specialists Maatsuyker have said (via twitter earlier this week) that her future use is to be static in Istanbul, it is assumed that this will be for … Read more
