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                                    History

Building contract with Stena Line
Start of Production
Keel laid
6/1/1975 Launch and sold to P&O Ferries
26/3/1975 Delivered to P&O Ferries Ltd, London, UK
4/1975 Fleetwood – Larne route
10/1975 Owner Hain Nourse Ltd, UK ( P&O)
3/1978 Owner P&O Ferries Ltd
1979 Dover – Boulogne route
11-12/1979 Charter to Tor Line
31/12/1984 Owner POETS Fleet Management Ltd.
1988 Lengthened on Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen, Skotland
7/1996 Fleetwood – Larne route
2/3/1997 Owner P&O Ship Management , Bermuda flag.
4/1998 Lengthened and  rebuild on A&P Appledore, Falmouth
8/1998 Operator European Ferries Irish Sea. New name European Leader.
17/9/2000 Grounded after engine failure near Liverpool.
4/2004 Sold to Stena Ropax Ltd. Bermuda. Continue same route.
4/2004 New name Stena Leader
17/3/2009 Owner Nevis leasing Ltd
2/2010 Drydocking
3-10/5/2010 Departures cancelled due to technical problems
24/12/2010 Laid up at Albert Quay, Belfast
6/1/2011 Laid up at Harland and Wolff Ship Repair Quay, Belfast.
6/5/2011 Owner Stena tulip Ltd.
5/2011 Sold to Anship LLC, Russia.
9/2011 Owner  Ursule Overseas Corp., Moldovia flag. New name Anna Marine.
26/4/2012 Mersin – Port Said route. AnRuss Trans service
6/2012 Charter to Suez – Dhiba route.
2/9/2012 Laid up at Suez.
3/2013 Arrived to Zonguldak.
5-11/2013 AnRuss service on Black Sea.
12/2/2014 Arrived to Aliaga for scrapping.