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Irish Sea Miscellany 

Derry Walsh

Chief Purser, Isle of Inishmore

 
 

Sealink-Holyhead.com is delighted to share these superb photos by kind permission of Derry Walsh

 
         
 

The Stena Nordica and Diplomat at Rosslare

Fishguard relief 2008, the Stena Nordica, formerly P&O's European Ambassador.

The Stena Nordica and Celtic Link's Diplomat at Rosslare

 
 

The Stena Nordica

The Stena Nordica leaves Rosslare

The Stena Nordica at Rosslare

 
 

Night scene at Rosslare

An unusual view of the Stena Europe, bow in at Rosslare

The Stena Nordica

 
 

The Stena Europe off Rosslare

The Stena Europe

Morning arrival from Fishguard, the Stena Europe

 
 

Irish Ferries' Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde and Stena Europe

Morning departure, the Stena Europe.

 
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Seen from the bridge of the Isle of Inishmore at Rosslare is the Stena Lynx III

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Former Sealink fleetmates meet off Rosslare, the Stena Caledonia (ex-St David) and Normandy (ex-St Nicholas).

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The Stena Caledonia arrives at Rosslare from Fishguard.

 
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Stena Caledonia 

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The view from one of Harland & Wolff's giant cranes - Sampson & Goliath. 

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In the distance, Stena Line's Belfast terminal.

 
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The Stena Caledonia alongside at Belfast awaiting departure for Stranraer.

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In drydock at Belfast is Holyhead's Stena Explorer

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Derry Walsh and Isle of Inishmore Senior master Capt Brian Gordon get a bird's eye view of Belfast at Harland & Wolff.

 
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Rosslare's Isle of Inishmore and Dublin's Jonathan Swift in for refit.

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The Isle of Inishmore, high and dry!

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Jonathan Swift in Belfast.

 
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The Isle of Inishmore.

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The Stena Europe off Rosslare.

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The Stena Europe approaches Tuskar.

 
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The Stena Europe alongside at Rosslare.

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The Stena Europe breaks away for Fishguard.

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Lights ablaze, the Stena Europe looks well at Rosslare.

 
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The Stena Europe leaves Rosslare

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Fishguard bound, the Stena Europe.

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The Stena Europe letting go at Rosslare.

 
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The Stena Europe rounds Rosslare Pier.

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The Stena Europe in the South Shear Channel off Rosslare.

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The isle of Inishmore arrives at Rosslare from Pembroke.

 
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The Isle of Inishmore.

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Stena Line at Rosslare.

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The Isle of Inishmore. 

 
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Evening arrival from Pembroke. 

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The Isle of Inishmore in drydock.

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Drydock flooding for the Isle of Inishmore.

 
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Sisters at Rosslare, the Normandy and the Stena Europe.

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The Normandy and the Stena Europe.

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The Normandy gets underway for Roscoff.

 
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Raising anchor off Rosslare, the Normandy.

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The Isle Lights Tender Granuaille with the Stena Europe at Rosslare.

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The Normandy bow in at Rosslare.

 
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The Stena Adventurer off the South Stack.

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The Stena Caledonia arrives at Belfast.

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The Stena Caledonia. 

 
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The sole Stena Line survivor of the British Rail fleet, Stena Caledonia.

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The Stena Caledonia. 

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The Stena Caledonia goes astern to her Belfast berth.

 
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The Stena Adventurer alongside at Dublin.

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The Jonathan Swift at Holyhead.

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The Jonathan Swift.

 
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The Stena Lynx III at Rosslare.

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The Isle of Inishmore at Rosslare.

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The Ulysses arrives at Dublin.

 
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The Stena Adventurer leaves Holyhead for Dublin.

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The Stena Explorer and the Stena Adventurer at Holyhead.

Rosslare arrival, the Stena Europe.

 

 


 

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