New Irish Sea Operation

New Irish Sea Operation

New Irish Sea operator Fastnet Line is up and running on the Swansea-Cork route. There has been no service on the route since Swansea Cork Ferries shut down in October 2006. Fastnet Line, set-up on a ground swell of public support from Ireland and South Wales through the West Cork Tourism Co-operative, raised almost EUR7 million to buy JULIA from liquidators of failed Helsinki-St.Petersburg operator Stella Lines in September last year. JULIA, the former Color Line vessel CHRISTIAN VI, has a capacity of 1,800 passengers and 400 cars.