MS Stena Seafarer is a ro-ro ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 that operates on the service between Larne

Larne

Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...

, Northern Ireland and Fleetwood

Fleetwood

Fleetwood is a town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,840 people at the 2001 Census. It forms part of the Greater Blackpool conurbation. The town was the first planned community of the Victorian era...

, England. The ship is different to Stena Leader

MS Stena Leader

MS Anna Marine is a ro-ro ferry that operated on the Stena Line service from Larne, Northern Ireland to Fleetwood, England.The ship was built in 1975 for Pandoro Ltd and was named Buffalo . In 1998 the ship was renamed European Leader in preparation for rebranding of Pandoro Ltd to P&O Irish Sea...

 and Stena Pioneer

MS Stena Pioneer

MS ANT 1 was a ro-ro ferry operated by Stena Line between Larne, Northern Ireland and Fleetwood, England. The ferry didn't carry passengers but it is mainly freight that is carried.-History:The Stena Pioneer was built in 1975 as the Bison...

 as this was built to carry passengers rather that freight. Freight is also carried on the service.

Seafarer was built in 1975 for Stena Line as Union Melbourne, before being renamed "Union Trader" in 1980. In the same year, the ship was acquired by P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 - 2010. It has now merged back to being P&O Ferries.-History:P&O Irish Sea was formed in 1998, following the merger of the Cairnryan-based service of P&O European Ferries Ltd and Pandoro...

, becoming Puma, then European Seafarer in 1998. In 2004 Stena Line

Stena Line

Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,...

 the vessel transferred from P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 - 2010. It has now merged back to being P&O Ferries.-History:P&O Irish Sea was formed in 1998, following the merger of the Cairnryan-based service of P&O European Ferries Ltd and Pandoro...

 into the hands of Stena Line

Stena Line

Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,...

. In 2004 the ship was renamed to Stena Seafarer .

Stena Line announced in late 2010 that they were to withdraw the Larne to Fleetwood service due to losses being made by the company. There are no plans to relaunch the service.

Seafarer takes 8 hours to travel between Larne and Fleetwood but can take up to 12 hours depending on tide depths at Fleetwood.

Seafarer is the smallest ship (Original size as delivered) out of the three that operate on the route.