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Stena Voyager - towed away for scrap

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  • 11-05-2013 6:41pm
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    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    And then there was one (Stena Explorer DL-HH).

    I guess they never thought about towing when they designed the HSS1500

    http://pstew.co.uk/shipphotos/stenavoyager.html


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    islanderre
    Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭islanderre


    Such a shame to see it end this way. Took the chance to travel to holyhead last year and came home on the Swift....... such a difference; the swift was noisy and cramped in comparison.

    Reckon the ending of dury free had a big impact coupled with increased fuel costs really was the nail on the coffin for these vessels.


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    jamesdiver
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭jamesdiver


    whats the reason for towing by the stern


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    CJhaughey
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    jamesdiver wrote: »
    whats the reason for towing by the stern
    These are a SWATH design so presumably there is no difference in drag towing by the stern.
    I would guess the fairleads and cleats at the stern are a lot sturdier then the ones on the bow.


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    The_Wanderer
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    They really were a class of ship before their time.


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    darragh o meara
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    How come its being scrapped? Surely they could have sold it to another operator.

    I've sailed on it a good few times over the years and thought it would be around for a long time.


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    islanderre
    Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭islanderre


    I believe Stena sold one of them to Venezuela but it was possibility been used for fuel smuggling and I think it has been impounded now. The one out of Belfast was replaced in some way by Stena buying the Ex Superfast ferries which are a few knots faster then the normal conventional ferries
    They are also quite big relative to other fast ferries and been Gas Turbine powered have a thirst that conventional powered ferries don't. I agree that they are a super ship but fuel is prob the main reason they are been withdrawn.
    I hope the one out of Dun Laoghaire is around a few more years.


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    Drummerboy08
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    What ever happened the one in south America? Is it still impounded?


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    Larbre34
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    Concorde moment 1996-2013. Killed by Duty Free, Ryanair, peak oil and Skype


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