Author: hhvferry
Picture of the week: Al Mansour & Stena Atlantica
Al Mansour (ex-Stena Nordica (1975), Hellas, Stena Nautica, Reine Astrid, Moby Kiss) approaching Algeciras, Spain. She is passing the Aframax oil tanker Stena Atlantica (2006), namesake of the COMANAV ship’s…
Up close: Seafrance Cezanne
Built 1980 as Ariadne for Rederi AB Nordo as a deep-sea ro-ro. Converted to passenger ferry in 1989/90 and renamed Fiesta for Sealink SNAT Calais-Dover services. Renamed Seafrance Cezanne 1996….
Things Seen – October 2009
It is nearly 15 years since the final train left Calais Gare Maritime. The adjacent quayside was once one of the most important in Europe – a late departure of…
Up close: Seafrance Renoir
Built 1981 as Côte d’Azur for Sealink SNCF Calais-Dover services. Renamed Seafrance Renoir 1996. Retired and laid up since April 2009. Photographed 25 October 2009, Dunkerque, France.
Blast from the Past: THE NEW North Sea Ferries (1987/88)
Hull-based North Sea Ferries are my “local” ferry operator, yet childhood holidays never involved a crossing with them. This is slightly curious – I wonder why we would have ignored…
Picture of the week: Pearl of Scandinavia (ex-Athena)
Pearl of Scandinavia at Copenhagen. Click for larger image. Previous image
Things Seen – September 2009
Firstly, apologies to regular readers for the month or so of no updates – hopefully the break will have been worth it, with plenty of new material gathered during a…
Picture of the week: Apollon (ex-Senlac)
The Apollon at Brindisi (click for larger image) Previous image
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