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Europe moving to drydock on the 21st, also reported on Facebook its being painted !

There was also a very nice image of the Horizon in drydock posted on Linkedin by David Barnicoat, taken near the end of its period of drydock, which also suggests some painting to be done on the Europe !

More info on the new career for the former Connacht

https://maritime-executive.com/article/turkish-ngo-with-a-murky-past-acquires-a-fleet-for-gaza-aid-deliveries?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR32QNMsrZES3T71Rl7nIo24HbBcCwjmLC3ce51rFvYxCCMsO-xplC1ZeW0_aem_AYYRwIBk6-EtVtEskgQlGbcpUpkXn24wED5uOt-JgmvbJpIOhLK_f8MWnWNsaVouffpRSe6zDUSA-SDT74MWsPuJ

Lovely image of the Horizon back home in Rosslare taken yesterday by The Coffee Dock Rosslare Harbour and posted on the Ferries facebook page.

Interestingly they did not update the hull branding "Connecting Europe..." to the new font that Edda, Embla and Adventurer got when drydocked and keeps the lighter blue band on the bow at the waterline.

Finally all services from Rosslare have been restored to full capacity

Also some great images of Bore Song on its new route - Dublin Liverpool on Flickr

Click right from link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/das_boot_160/53653324348/

Click Left from link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/das_boot_160/53653324903/

Now at Aliaga anchorage, another one about to be beached.

Image of the Stena Europe looking its best ! in Falmouth

https://www.flickr.com/photos/33847785@N00/53655477366/

Wonder when it will be reunited with its two missing lifeboats ?

Been thinking about this one, they could have been brought down to Falmouth on the Horizon and lifted off or brought on a trailer on the Nordica and loaded on Europe at the changeover on Sunday, but a bit more difficult to unload in Falmouth. No doubt we will find out soon.

Stena Horizon left drydock last night in Falmouth but has not got any further than Falmouth bay so far, due back on service for tomorrow nights crossing to Cherbourg.

Europe has arrived in Falmouth

Visible on webcam

https://www.falmouthharbour.co.uk/maritime-and-leisure/webcam/

The Stena Europe has finished Irish Sea service and has departed for Falmouth to begin another chapter in its life, hopefully its Mediterranean adventures will be more successful than last years and maybe it might get a lick of paint while in Falmouth this time.

Nordica just arriving to the Wexford coast having left Liverpool at 16.30, travelled at over 24 knots on the trip down, really giving the engines a run, on schedule to return to service tomorrow morning, Europe due into Falmouth tomorrow evening and Horizon due to depart Falmouth tomorrow evening.

Moby Vincent on the way to Aliaga, not long left for the former Rosslare - Fishguard - Stena Normandica/ St Brendan.

Stena Jutlandica in Gdansk

https://www.facebook.com/benny.mantere/posts/pfbid0hGoA1Ea4tpsgEXrAAYSySHD7mH7ho2maREyxUfxkhkJfm8VDTRg2EiU9wjfVHKj4l

Great images thanks for sharing link, amazing how good the hull looks where the anti fouling paint has been stripped back to bare metal.

Jack up rig has been returned to its position on the linkspan in Fishguard so no reason the Nordica can not return to service on the Rosslare route this weekend.

Stena Europe is now showing as due into falmouth on the 14/4 so Nordica will be back on route very soon.

Stena Horizon still in drydock and images on facebook posted yesterday if taken yesterday show lots of painting  left to complete incl antifouling and all the starboard side still to be done.

Still no sign of Horizon leaving drydock in Falmouth yet according to time table now due back at the weekend but not scheduled to leave Falmouth at the moment, with Bore Song due on the 12th and releasing Nordica will Europe be kept on route for a few more days and Nordica put onto Rosslare Cherbourg to cover if the Horizon does not return ?

One thing to note, although Europe is cancelled today it has been very reliable in the last few weeks so one assumes the bow thruster issue was fixed, no sign of its lifeboats being returned yet.

WB Yeats taking shelter this evening near Falmouth.