Ferry serving Baltic Sea, between Nynashamn, Sweden and Ventspils, Latvia.
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History
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Name
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- Lagan Viking
(2005?2010)
- Lagan Seaways
(2010?2011)
- Stena Lagan
(2011?2021)
- Stena Scandica
(2021?)
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Owner
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- Levantina Trasporti Srl (2005?2012)
- Stena Ropax Ltd (2012? )
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Operator
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Port of registry
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Route
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Builder
| Cantiere Navale Visentini
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Yard number
| 212
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Launched
| 5 February 2005
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Completed
| July 2005
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Maiden voyage
| 2005
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Status
| in service
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General characteristics
[1]
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Tonnage
| 26,500
GT
(as built)
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Length
| - 186.6 m (612 ft) (as built)
- 222 m (728 ft) (2020-21 rebuild)
[2]
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Beam
| 25.6 m (84 ft)
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Draught
| 6.63 m (21.8 ft)
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Deck clearance
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- 4.9 m (16 ft) (height)
- 5.3 m (17 ft) (width)
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Installed power
| 21,600 kW (29,000 hp) at 500 rpm
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Propulsion
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- 2 x
MAN B&W
9L 48/60B diesel engines
- 2 × Controllable pitch propellers
- 2 × bow thrusters
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Speed
| 24
kn
(44 km/h; 28 mph)
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Capacity
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- 980 passengers and crew (As built. Restricted to 720 passengers by Stena)
- 970 passengers (2020-21 rebuild)
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Notes
| Ship lengthened during 2020-21
[2]
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MS
Stena Scandica
is a
RoPax
ferry
, owned by
Stena Line
and it operates on the
Baltic Sea
between
Nynashamn
,
Sweden
and
Ventspils
,
Latvia
.
History
[
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]
Stena Scandica
was built in July 2005, as
Lagan Viking
, entering service with
Norse Merchant Ferries
later the same month. It was named after the
River Lagan
, the principal river in Belfast.
[3]
A few months later, Norse Merchant Ferries was acquired by
Norfolkline
.
In July 2010, Norfolkline was acquired by
DFDS
. The vessel was renamed
Lagan Seaways
during her refit in August 2010. Later that same year, DFDS sold its Northern Irish operations to
Stena Line
.
[4]
The sale included the
Belfast
?
Birkenhead
route and
Lagan Seaways
'
sister ship
,
Mersey Seaways
. In August 2011, she was renamed
Stena Lagan
[5]
Lagan Seaways
in Belfast
In March 2020,
Stena Edda
arrived from China to replace
Stena Lagan
on the Belfast to Birkenhead route.
Stena Lagan
departed for
Tuzla, Istanbul
on 14 March 2020, for lengthening with a 36 m (118 ft) midsection.
[2]
[6]
Beside the lengthening, she received a new bow.
[7]
The ship was renamed
Stena Scandica
before the end of 2020.
[8]
On August 29, 2022 a fire started in a cooling container on the car deck whilst en route to Latvia, close to
Gotska Sandon
off the Swedish east coast.
[9]
[10]
Although the crew could extinguish the fire without injuries, it caused a loss of power, and the ferry drifting towards the coast of
Gotland
. Several passengers were evacuated by helicopter to the nearby ferry M/S Visby who continued toward Gotland. After several hours, two of the engines could be started. On August 30, Stena Scandica arrived in Nynashamn, Sweden under her own power.
[11]
[12]
Route
[
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]
Stena Lagan
operated on the
Irish Sea
, on the Birkenhead to Belfast route, with her sister ship
Stena Mersey
. In all, the total journey time on board the ship was 8 hours.
[13]
From early 2021,
Stena Scandica
operates on the
Baltic Sea
between
Nynashamn
,
Sweden
and
Ventspils
,
Latvia
.
[2]
On board
[
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]
Stena Lagan
carried up to 720 passengers.
[14]
As
Stena Scandica
, the ship's capacity was increased to 970 passengers, with the 2020-21 lengthening of the ship.
[2]
[15]
References
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External links
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