World's Biggest Fast Ferry - Stena Explorer HSS

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  • čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
  • Stena Line's 20,000 tonne high speed catamaran, the HSS Explorer, arriving at Dun Laoghaire port in Dublin, Ireland on the 1st of March 2013. The HSS is the world's largest fast ferry.
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Komentáře • 81

  • @SHIP_WORLD
    @SHIP_WORLD Před 2 lety +2

    Nice video

  • @Jimbo1780
    @Jimbo1780 Před 4 lety +2

    Today sucks without her

  • @sylvestermoran9526
    @sylvestermoran9526 Před 5 lety +2

    it was always a pleasure to be on that ship..... 90 minutes to holyhead.. now it's 3.half hours... miss the hss

  • @LukeWilson2003
    @LukeWilson2003 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video she’s looking well in Yalova being cleaned regularly she’s even under her own generators.

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke  Před 11 lety +2

    Thank you ! :)

  • @Masted-dy7xl
    @Masted-dy7xl Před 4 lety +3

    What I don’t understand is that there are ships in service today constructed in the 1970/80s .These vessels were constructed in the mid-late 90s and now they are scrapped.

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah I don't get that myself. What a waste !

    • @ShipsoftheOceans
      @ShipsoftheOceans Před 4 lety +1

      @@irelandbloke It might be safety reasons, we will never know.

  • @mohamedabbasmaher
    @mohamedabbasmaher Před 6 lety +3

    Very interesting to see

  • @tjshill82
    @tjshill82 Před 11 lety +2

    I wonder how long this great vessel will last on this route. Great video

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke  Před 11 lety +1

    Thank you :)

  • @josephwong5755
    @josephwong5755 Před 9 lety +4

    Nice video! I had always wanted to try out the HSS since I read about it many years ago. I finally got that chance a few years ago to travel on Stena Voyager round trip Stranraer - Belfast. I wonder how the HSS performance and economics compare to one of the more recent GT fast ferries, namely Buquebus Francisco from Incat and using the same LM2500 GT.

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 8 lety +1

      +Joseph Wong Probably far inferior to the modern ships I suspect !

    • @livelifelikeellie2702
      @livelifelikeellie2702 Před 7 lety +1

      The HSS was brilliant! Favourite Stena Line boat by far as I have been on all on them, the HSS was the one I was on all the time since it went from Belfast to Stranraer, well used to so I was on it a lot going to Scotland, I don't know where it goes now but I was sad to see it leave

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 7 lety +1

      Yeah it's a shame that she's gone :(

  • @jammyjammingtonjam
    @jammyjammingtonjam Před 6 lety +2

    This ship was a monster! It is the size of a small-med cruiser yet capable of 50knots and covered moderately rough seas. Nothing competed technology wise! Admittedly not my favourite ship (my favourite are the superfast X and the Oscar Wilde), but I was still very sad to see it go! I guess it was just too thirsty...

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 6 lety +2

      Indeed she was, I'm just glad I had a few trips on her ! :)

    • @jammyjammingtonjam
      @jammyjammingtonjam Před 6 lety +1

      irelandbloke I'm glad I did too.
      Ps. Thanks for documenting this ship with these videos! Tis a great contribution to the history records.

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 6 lety +2

      You're very welcome, thanks for watching !

    • @michael49777
      @michael49777 Před 5 lety

      Incat leaves all others in their wake. A far better boat, bigger and faster.

  • @fernandosantosacordionista4010

    muito bom

  • @rosheenmaher4912
    @rosheenmaher4912 Před 6 lety +2

    R.I.P. HSS

  • @scaniaV8topline1
    @scaniaV8topline1 Před 11 lety

    Superb video .. Ive been on 2 hss's before .. stena hss discovery( i think .. was only a little child lol in a car) and on the hss voyager in a lorry .. but sadly the the discovery and the voyager have been sold on .. as far as i know the voyager has been sold to a called FerryMar .. where there based i do not know .. its sad to see the voyager and the discovery go but at least theve kept the explorer .. For now anyway .. lol

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke  Před 11 lety +2

    Thank you. I haven't heard anything but I suspect her days are numbered :(

  • @DjDenKot
    @DjDenKot Před 11 lety

    very nice video

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke  Před 11 lety

    Thank you, I expect the Explorer won't last too much longer on this route either. I hope I'm wrong though :(

  • @darachrean
    @darachrean Před 9 lety +4

    i stand to be corrected but i thought the hss was more like 1500 tonne!! if i remember correctly what it used to say on the hss model box! anyone????

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 9 lety +1

      HSS 1500 is the model name but they weigh just under 20 thousand tonnes :)

    • @darachrean
      @darachrean Před 9 lety

      thats alot of aluminium lol.....great video

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 9 lety

      lol Thanks a lot :)

    • @jasonvick3794
      @jasonvick3794 Před 6 lety

      Probably more like 12-15 tonnes

  • @jammyrulz3586
    @jammyrulz3586 Před 6 lety +2

    HA HA HA HA
    STENA LINE STENA LINE
    HA HA HA HA
    STENA LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

  • @katfletcher1426
    @katfletcher1426 Před 8 lety +1

    Stena explorer good ferry

  • @mrjunior41
    @mrjunior41 Před 9 lety +4

    I think this ferry is here in curacao for more than 6 month's now

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 9 lety +1

      That's the HSS Discovery. I think the HSS Explorer is moored in Holyhead at the moment :)

    • @GamingCentral-zf1zj
      @GamingCentral-zf1zj Před 7 lety

      Just saying now that the IoM Steam Packet co.
      Own the biggest fast ferry on the Irish seas

  • @keltthomas6087
    @keltthomas6087 Před 8 lety +3

    if i remember rightshe was docked in holyhead for a good few month about 2 or 3 years ago looked in real bad shape

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 8 lety

      That rings a bell alright

    • @keltthomas6087
      @keltthomas6087 Před 8 lety

      to get to the loading ramp at the ships you had to drive around explorer to get there every time i passed her she looked bad and there was noone ever working on it so i dont know what the problem was

    • @katfletcher1426
      @katfletcher1426 Před 8 lety

      Stena ferry ha?

  • @jfjoubertquebec
    @jfjoubertquebec Před 4 lety +2

    Could this be used to cross the Atlantic?

    • @irelandbloke
      @irelandbloke  Před 4 lety +1

      I think the Atlantic would be far to rough for this type of ship

    • @neiltitmus9744
      @neiltitmus9744 Před 4 lety +1

      Only if you choose your days very carefully

    • @neiltitmus9744
      @neiltitmus9744 Před 4 lety

      The other one did it as a one off and broke the record

  • @scaniaV8topline1
    @scaniaV8topline1 Před 11 lety

    But the routes i was on was Belfast - Stranraer

  • @scaniaV8topline1
    @scaniaV8topline1 Před 11 lety

    Aha actually just checked with my parents as i say i was only a little baby and couldnt remeber wat boat .. ive been on the explorer in 2003 and voyager in maby 2010/11 not sure but wasnt long ago

  • @TheJean9990
    @TheJean9990 Před 8 lety +3

    is this fast ?

  • @rosheenmaher4912
    @rosheenmaher4912 Před 6 lety

    Good Horn Sound There

  • @teotony7725
    @teotony7725 Před 4 lety +1

    Nếu sau này tui giàu có thì tui sẽ cho những cơ cấu động cơ của tàu thủy mà bạn cho là tốt nhất đi bán sắt vụn hết.

  • @Random.Channel_
    @Random.Channel_ Před 7 lety

    Ohh back when ferrys whent to dun learie

  • @scaniaV8topline1
    @scaniaV8topline1 Před 11 lety

    its on untill september 2012 so good bit yet but maby after shes finished her months up ontill september they will probs try to get rid a her

  • @rosheenmaher4912
    @rosheenmaher4912 Před 6 lety +1

    At 00:05

  • @katfletcher1426
    @katfletcher1426 Před 8 lety

    I'm going on this ferry to hours

  • @devongeorge4073
    @devongeorge4073 Před 7 lety

    what country

  • @GroidHD
    @GroidHD Před 7 lety

    Oh mhac tá sí fast

  • @TANGGANGCOP
    @TANGGANGCOP Před 6 lety

    Here's the process of lowering the ferry on the lake toba samosir
    czcams.com/video/fgdcEttvWgg/video.html

  • @paullangford8179
    @paullangford8179 Před 8 lety +5

    Didn't look very fast. Just farfing about at a few knots.

  • @katfletcher1426
    @katfletcher1426 Před 8 lety

    Stena explorer is lovela