Route Fleetwood - Larne Launched 1975 Draft 5.77 m | Yard number 756 Length 155 m | |
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Name Anna Marine (2011 - Present ~ Scrapped Aliaga 2014)
Stena Leader (2004-2011)
European Leader (1998-2004)
Buffalo (1975-1998) Owner 2011 onwards ANRUSSTRANS
Stena Line (2004-2011)
P&O Irish Sea (1975-2004) Port of registry 2011 - Giurgiulesti, Moldova
Hamilton, Bermuda Builder J.J. Sietas KG, Schiffswerf GmbH, Hamburg, Germany | ||
MS Anna Marine is a ro-ro ferry that operated on the Stena Line service from Larne, Northern Ireland to Fleetwood, England.
The ship was built in 1975 for Pandoro Ltd and was named Buffalo. In 1998 the ship was renamed European Leader in preparation for rebranding of Pandoro Ltd to P&O Irish Sea the same year. In 2004 Stena Line bought the route and the ship was renamed Stena Leader.
The ship takes 8 hours to travel between Larne and Fleetwood but can take up to 12 hours depending on the tide depths at Fleetwood.
Stena Leader is the longest out of the three ships that operate on the Larne to Fleetwood route.
The Larne to Fleetwood sailings were cancelled in December 2010 due to Stena Line losing money. There are no plans to relaunch the service.
She was renamed Anna Marine in June 2011, with all visual references to Stena Line removed. Now operated by Anrustrans, mainly between Turkey and Middle East.
Sister ships
The Stena Leader is one of three vessels based on the same design. The other two vessels are the Stena Pioneer and the Stena Seafarer.
All three of the ships were scrapped in Aliaga Turkey in February 2014...