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607:"Former Sealink / Stena Line Ferry Beached in Pakistan"
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134:Yard number
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712:1976 ships
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593:References
432:St Columba
428:Stena Line
335:Sealink UK
194:IMO number
174:In service
536:Scrapping
422:In 1990,
350:Irish Sea
287:52 berths
177:1977-2021
150:Completed
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557:Masarrah
523:Masarrah
442:Hibernia
409:Holyhead
342:Holyhead
290:335 cars
279:Capacity
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158:Acquired
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76:Masarrah
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120:Builder
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40:History
32:Piraeus
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472:Greece
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