On Monday 15th October the
HSS STENA DISCOVERY was towed from her usual lay up berth on Musgrave
Channel to Victoria Channel to allow the HSS linkspans from Harwich and from
the Hook of Holland to enter the dry dock. As the STENA DISCOVERY's berth is
situated at the mouth of the dry dock it seems necessary for her to be moved
if any large objects need enter the dry dock, as previously when the hull of
the MSC NAPOLI arrived at Harland and Wolff for breaking a similar procedure
was undertaken.
The photographs above
show HSS STENA VOYAGER and the laid up HSS STENA DISCOVERY together in
Victoria Channel on the arrival of the STENA VOYAGER's 10.00 sailing from
Stranraer. This sailing was running slightly behind schedule due to delays
cause by a small fire which broke out onboard the vessel the previous day.