Derry Walsh - Irish Sea Miscellany

Sealink-Holyhead.com is delighted to share these superb photos by kind permission of Derry Walsh (©) - Chief Purser, Isle of Inishmore.

The Stena Nordica and Diplomat at Rosslare

Fishguard relief 2008, the Stena Nordica

The Stena Nordica and Celtic Link's Diplomat

The Stena Nordica rounds Rosslare Pier

The Stena Nordica leaves Rosslare

The Stena Nordica alongside at Rosslare

Night scene at Rosslare; Stena Europe & Oscar Wilde

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

The Stena Nordica sails for Fishguard

The Stena Europe

The Stena Europe

Morning arrival.

Irish Ferries' Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde & Stena Europe

Morning departure Rosslare

 

 

Seen from the bridge of the Isle of Inishmore at Rosslare is the Stena Lynx III on the fast craft berth.

 

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

 

The Stena Caledonia arrives at Rosslare from Fishguard while on overhaul relief from Stranraer.

 

The Stena Caledonia, ordered by Sealink UK in 1979 as the St David.

 

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

 

In the distance, Stena Line's original Belfast terminal.

 

In drydock for annual overhaul at Belfast is Holyhead's Stena Explorer

 

The Stena Caledonia alongside at Belfast awaiting departure for Stranraer.

 

Derry Walsh & Isle of Inishmore Senior master Capt Brian Gordon in H&W.

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Rosslare's Isle of Inishmore and Dublin's Jonathan Swift

 

The Isle of Inishmore, high and dry in Belfast!

 

Jonathan Swift drydocked in Belfast.

 

The Isle of Inishmore.

 

The Stena Europe

 

The Stena Europe off Tuskar

 

The Stena Europe alongside at Rosslare.

 

The Stena Europe breaks away for Fishguard.

 

Lights ablaze, the Stena Europe at Rosslare.

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The Stena Europe leaves Rosslare

 

Fishguard bound, the Stena Europe.

 

The Stena Europe letting go at Rosslare.

 

The Stena Europe rounds Rosslare Pier.

 

Stena Europe in the South Shear Channel off Rosslare.

 

The Isle of Inishmore arrives at Rosslare from Pembroke.

 

The Isle of Inishmore.

 

Stena Line at Rosslare.

 

The Isle of Inishmore.

Evening arrival from Pembroke.

The Isle of Inishmore in drydock.

Drydock flooding for the Isle of Inishmore.

Sisters at Rosslare, Normandy and Stena Europe.

The Normandy and the Stena Europe.

The Normandy gets underway for Roscoff.

Raising anchor off Rosslare, the Normandy.

Irish Lights Tender Granuaille & Stena Europe at Rosslare.

The Normandy bow in at Rosslare.

The Stena Adventurer off the South Stack.

The Stena Caledonia arrives at Belfast.

The Stena Caledonia inward from Stranraer.

 

The sole Stena Line survivor of the British Rail fleet.

The Stena Caledonia inward to Belfast.

The Stena Caledonia goes astern to her Belfast berth.

The Stena Adventurer alongside at Dublin.

The Jonathan Swift at Holyhead.

The Jonathan Swift, Outer Harbour, Holyhead.

The Stena Lynx III at Rosslare.

The Isle of Inishmore at Rosslare.

The Ulysses arrives at Dublin from Holyhead.

The Stena Adventurer leaves Holyhead for Dublin.

Stena Explorer and Stena Adventurer at Holyhead.

Rosslare arrival from Fishguard, the Stena Europe.