MV Baie de Seine
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| Builder: | Szczecin Shipyard, Poland |
| Yard number: | B591-1/2 |
| Laid down: | 8 January 2001 |
| Launched: | 21 April 2001 |
| Christened: | 2001 |
| Completed: | 27 November 2002 |
| Maiden voyage: | 2001 |
| In service: | 2003 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9212163 |
| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | RoPax Ferry |
| Tonnage: | 22,382 GT |
| Length: | 199.4 m (654.2 ft) |
| Height: | 78"3 |
| Decks: | 5 not including car deks |
| Installed power: | 18,900 KW |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
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| Crew: | 60[1] |
The Baie de Seine (previously named Sirena Seaways, Dana Sirena[2] and MS Golfo Dei Delfini) is a RoPax ferry that operates for Brittany Ferries on the Portsmouth to Le Havre, Santander and Bilbao routes. She occasionally operates on the Portsmouth to Cherbourg ferry crossing to facilitate crew changes.
History
Initially christened MS Golfo Dei Delfini, the Baie de Seine was acquired by DFDS Seaways before entering service. It was rebuilt with extra passenger accommodations to be operated on the Harwich to Esbjerg route. The hull is constructed of steel with an aluminum alloy superstructure. As the Sirena Seaways, the ship had space for 623 passengers and 423 cars.[2] Her sister the MV Lisco Gloria is operated by DFDS subsidiary Lisco Lines.[3]
She was serviced and repainted in February 2013. During this time the ship was rebranded as Sirena Seaways.[4] On 22 June 2013, the ship collided with the dock at Parkeston Quay, which resulted in puncture holes in the hull below the water line. Although passengers were stranded on board the ship for two hours, the leak was brought under control, and there were no serious injuries.[5]
The Harwich to Esbjerg route ceased on 29 September 2014 due to loss of passenger traffic. DFDS Seaways closed the route to cut operating costs in order to make the company more competitive. Another reason for the closure was an increase to the size of the Sulphur Emission Control Area, which increased companies' fuel costs forcing the closure of marginal routes. The Harwich to Esbjerg route ceased having operated since 1875. This meant that there was no DFDS Seaways route connecting England to Denmark.
Later, DFDS Seaways reported that Sirena Seaways was to be moved to other routes such as the Paldiski - Kapellskär route between Estonia and Sweden. It began being used on this route on 6 October 2014.[6] The Baie De Seine was laid-up in Gdańsk during the winter of 2014/15. She received new gas-filters to meet new European regulations covering sulphur emissions.
Brittany Ferries Charter
It was announced on 30 January, 2015 that Brittany Ferries would charter the Sirena Seaways to increase the capacity of their Portsmouth to Le Havre route, beginning in May 2015,[7] alongside the MV Étretat and the HSC Normandie Express. She will also operate a weekly service between Portsmouth and Bilbao. However the Normandie Express will cut the number of sailings on the Portsmouth to Le Havre from four to two weekly crossings.
On 10 February 2015, Brittany Ferries announced that she would be named MV Baie de Seine, and that she will have a livery similar to that of MV Étretat for use on the Brittany Ferries économie service.[8]
On 10 February 2015, she departed Gdańsk bound for Klaipeda and entered service on the same day between Karlshamn and Klaipeda to cover refits. She arrived in Sweden on the 11th of February of the same year.
On 1 May 2015, she departed Gdańsk bound for Le Havre where she underwent berthing trials before entering service on a freight-only sailing to Bilbao from Portsmouth on 9 May 2015. Her first passenger sailing under her new name was from Portsmouth to Le Havre on 11 May 2015.
Routes
Under DFDS
Under Brittany Ferries
- Portsmouth to Le Harve 2015 - present
- Portsmouth to Bilbao 2015 - present
- Portsmouth to Santander 2015 - present
- Portsmouth to Cherbourg 2016 - present (not scheduled)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dana Sirena (ship, 2002). |
- ↑ http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/media/pdf/5/j/Baie-de-Seine-Ship-Guide.pdf Ship Guide Page 3
- 1 2 "Ship Overview of the SIRENA SEAWAYS". Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "M/S GOLFO DEI DELFINI". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "SIRENA SEAWAYS". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Sirena Seaways ferry damaged hitting Harwich dock". BBC News. 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "DFDS rokerer rundt på færger" (in Danish). maritimedanmsrk.dk. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Brittany Ferries expands fleet to offer more no-frills 'économie' sailings to Le Havre and Bilbao". Brittany Ferries. 30 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/economie/baie-de-seine