# Strait Feronia

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Cook Strait ferry

Strait Feronia in the Cook Strait History Name Strait Feronia Owner StraitNZ Operator StraitNZ Port of registry Wellington Route Wellington to Picton Builder Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy Launched 7 December 1996 Completed 1997[1] Identification IMO number: 9136022 MMSI number: 512263000 Callsign: ZMSF Status In service General characteristics Tonnage 21,856 GT[1] Length 186.0 m (610 ft 3 in)[1] Beam 25.60 m (84 ft 0 in)[1] Draught 5.55 m (18 ft 3 in)[1] Installed power 2 x Wärtsilä 8R46 diesel engines Propulsion 2 × controllable pitch propellers 2 × bow thrusters Speed 21.5 knots (40 km/h) Capacity 370 passengers[2] 2,150 lane meters

***Strait Feronia*** is a passenger, freight and vehicle or [Ropax](/source/Ropax) ferry formerly owned and operated by [StraitNZ](/source/StraitNZ) between 2015 and 2025. The ship is a twin of the *[MS Pelagos](/source/MS_Pelagos)*. The vessel was initially named ***Mersey Viking*** and saw service in the [Irish Sea](/source/Irish_Sea), eventually being renamed ***Dublin Viking*** and then ***Dublin Seaways***. The vessel was acquired by the [Stena Line](/source/Stena_Line) and renamed ***Stena Feronia*** and saw service between [Tangier](/source/Tangier) and [Algericas](/source/Algericas) and later between [Kiel](/source/Kiel) and [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg). From 2015 until 2025 she operated on [StraitNZ](/source/StraitNZ)'s inter-island service in New Zealand, and was then sold to Egypt as ***Pan Lily***.

## History

*Strait Feronia* was [launched](/source/Ceremonial_ship_launching) on 7 December 1996 as *Mersey Viking* for the [Irish Sea](/source/Irish_Sea) ferry operator [Norse Irish Ferries](/source/Norse_Irish_Ferries). The ship was built by [Cantiere Navale Visentini](/source/Cantiere_Navale_Visentini) in Italy. The ship entered service in July 1997 operating between [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) and [Belfast](/source/Belfast). She remained on this route until December 2005 when she moved to the [Birkenhead](/source/Birkenhead)–[Dublin](/source/Dublin) route. Prior to transferring to the Dublin route the ship was renamed *Dublin Viking*. On 7 August 2007 a [mooring rope](/source/Mooring_(watercraft)) at the ship's [stern](/source/Stern) parted whilst preparing to depart Dublin. Two people were injured by the parting rope, a member of the ship's crew later dying of his injuries.[3] In August 2010 the vessel was renamed *Dublin Seaways* following [DFDS](/source/DFDS)'s acquisition of [Norfolkline](/source/Norfolkline).

In January 2011 DFDS Seaways closed the Birkenhead–Dublin route; *Dublin Seaways* was sold to [Stena Line](/source/Stena_Line) and renamed *Stena Feronia*. On 7 March 2012 *Stena Feronia* collided with the cargo ship *Union Moon* just before entering the [fairway](/source/Fairway_(navigation)) of [Belfast Lough](/source/Belfast_Lough).[4] *Stena Feronia* was holed above the waterline but was able to berth safely in Belfast. In 2012, she was [chartered](/source/Chartering_(shipping)) to the Moroccan ferry operator Inter Shipping for service between [Tangier](/source/Tangier) and [Algeciras](/source/Algeciras). She sailed successfully for two years on that route before she was replaced in October 2014 by the [LD Lines](/source/LD_Lines) vessel, [*Norman Asturias*](/source/MV_Connemara) which had been chartered to Inter Shipping. *Stena Feronia* then left that service and was anchored off the coast of [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar) for a short while before returning to Belfast. She was laid up in Belfast before substituting for [*Stena Mersey*](/source/MS_Stena_Baltica_(2005)) while she was in dry dock at both Belfast and [Falmouth](/source/Falmouth%2C_England). After a brief lay-up in Belfast and in Sweden, from 26 January 2015 she operated between [Kiel](/source/Kiel) and [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg) for eight weeks as a temporary replacement while *Stena Germanica* underwent a refit.[5]

In early 2015 [StraitNZ](/source/StraitNZ), of [Wellington](/source/Wellington_Harbour) New Zealand purchased *Stena Feronia* and renamed her *Strait Feronia* for its Bluebridge Wellington to [Picton](/source/Picton%2C_New_Zealand) service across the [Cook Strait](/source/Cook_Strait).[6][7][8] She was delivered in June 2015 after a 45-day sailing from Sweden.

In September 2025, *Strait Feronia* was replaced by *[Livia](/source/MV_Livia)*.[7][9] It was sold to Egyptian company Pan Marine Shipping and renamed *Pan Lily* for intended service in the [Red Sea](/source/Red_Sea) under the Panamanian flag.[10]

## Sister ships

*Strait Feronia* was the first of two identical ships built by Cantiere Navale Visentini for [Norse Irish Ferries](/source/Norse_Irish_Ferries). The second ship was launched as *Lagan Viking* and has been operating between [Marseille](/source/Marseille) and [Tanger Med](/source/Tanger_Med) for [La Méridionale](/source/La_M%C3%A9ridionale) as [*Pelagos*](/source/MS_Pelagos) since 2019 up to 2025. She was then sold to UME Shipping for service in Egypt and Saudi Arabia under the name Pelagos Express

## Gallery

		- *Mersey Viking* arriving in Belfast

		- *Dublin Viking* berthed at Twelve Quays, Birkenhead

		- *Stena Feronia* at Twelve Quays, Birkenhead

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dnv_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dnv_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dnv_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dnv_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-dnv_1-4) ["Stena Feronia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307105442/https://exchange.dnv.com/Exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&vesselid=25668). Oslo: Det Norske Veritas. Archived from [the original](http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&vesselid=25668) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stenaroro_2-0)** ["Stena Feronia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121225023254/http://www.stenaroro.com/offering/Pages/Stena-Feronia.aspx). Stena Line RoRo. Archived from [the original](http://www.stenaroro.com/offering/Pages/Stena-Feronia.aspx) on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Report on the investigation of the parting of a mooring line on board Dublin Viking"](https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/547c701ced915d4c0d000079/DublinVikingReport.pdf) (PDF). Southampton: Marine Accident Investigation Branch. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120604170204/http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Dublin%20Viking.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Stena Line ferry collides with cargo ship in Belfast Lough"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180615135144/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/08/stena-line-ferry-crash-belfast-lough). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/08/stena-line-ferry-crash-belfast-lough) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Stena Feronia von Kiel nach Göteborg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141231025933/http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Kiel/Ersatzfaehre-Stena-Feronia-faehrt-kuenftig-auf-der-Strecke-Kiel-Goeteborg) (in German). Archived from [the original](http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Kiel/Ersatzfaehre-Stena-Feronia-faehrt-kuenftig-auf-der-Strecke-Kiel-Goeteborg) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stuff_NZ_6-0)** ["New Bluebridge ferry arrives in Wellington"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69008426/new-bluebridge-ferry-arrives-in-wellington). Wellington: Stuff. 1 June 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140736/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69008426/new-bluebridge-ferry-arrives-in-wellington) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-StraitNZ_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-StraitNZ_7-1) ["Our company: fleet"](https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/our-company/). Wellington NZ: StraitNZ. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251004163747/https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/our-company/) from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Crossing the Cook Strait *[Ships Monthly](/source/Ships_Monthly)* July 2022 page 66

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Stena sale causes reshuffle *Ships Monthly* May 2025 page 11

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Crisp, Dale (29 September 2025). ["Red Sea future for Cook Strait ro-pax"](https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/red-sea-future-for-cook-strait-ro-pax). *[Daily Cargo News](/source/Daily_Cargo_News)*. Sydney NSW. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251004174524/https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/red-sea-future-for-cook-strait-ro-pax) from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

## External links

Media related to [Strait Feronia (ship, 1997)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Strait_Feronia_(ship,_1997)) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e New Zealand inter-island and Cook Strait ferries Current Cook Strait Wellington-Picton ferries Kaiārahi Kaitaki MV Connemara MV Livia Former Cook Strait (Wellington–Picton) ferries Aratere Arahanga Arahura GMV Aramoana GMV Aranui MV Aratika Condor Vitesse Incat 046 MS Santa Regina Strait Feronia MV Straitsman (2005) MV Straitsman (1972) MV Suilven Former inter-island (Wellington–Lyttelton) ferries SS Penguin TEV Rangatira (1931) Rangatira (1971) TSS Wahine (1913) TEV Wahine (1966) Companies Bluebridge KiwiRail Union Company Services Interislander

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