MV Stena Foreteller
ex Cetam Massilia, Stena Foreteller
© Neil C McBride (Tyne, 03/11/2020)
Steel twin screw ‘Stena 4Runner Mk II’ motor vessel built in 2002 by Dalian Shipyard, Dalian, China (Yard No RO123-1) as a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship for Stena RoRo, Gothenburg, Sweden
Technical Data
- Length: 195.30 m (overall) 179.2 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 26.80 m
- Depth: 8.7 m
- Draught: 7.5 m
- Tonnage: 24688 gross/7407 net/12300t deadweight
- Engines: 4 x Wartsila 8ZAL40S diesels
- Power: 24000 kW/HP
- Speed: 22.5 knots
- Capacity: 12 passengers/ 3000 lane meters
- Call Sign: OYYI2
- MMSI Number: 219195000
- IMO Number: 9214666
- Official Number: D4962
- DNV GL ID Number: 22314
- Port of Registry: London/United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Gothenburg/Sweden 🇸🇪, Copenhagen/Denmark 🇩🇰
- Sister Ships: Stena Forecaster (RO123-2), Stena Forerunner (RO123-3)
History
February 1st 2000: Keel struck.
October 14th 2000: Launched and named STENA FORETELLER
The first of the trio of “Stena 4-Runner Mk II”, Knud E Hansen designed, RoRo Freighters
© Steven Hayward
© Steven Hayward (Trials)
May 7th 2002: Delivered to Stena Sailor Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda.
May 7th 2002: Sold to Stena Rederi Ab, RoRo division, Gothenburg.
July 25th 2002: Chartered to Cetam, France for services between Marseille – Tunis and renamed CETAM MASSILIA.
© Simonwp (Marseilles, 01/09/2002)
November 10th 2003: Charter completed and renamed STENA FORETELLER.
November 2003: Chartered for one trip Montreal – Southampton.
December 2003: Refit at A&P Tyne, Hebburn, England.
© Simonwp (Refitting Tyne, 01/02/2004)
February 19th 2004: Services between Gothenburg – Travemünde.
© Tim Becker (Travemunde, March 2004)
March 26th 2004: Laid up in Gothenburg.
April 5th 2004: Left Gothenburg for Marchwood.
2004: Chartered to Oceanex, Canada for services between Halifax – St Johns – Corner Brook/ Montreal – St Johns.
© Kent Malo ( Vercheres Quebec, 02/08/2004)
2004: Chartered for a trip between Salerno – Alexandria.
November 2004: Registered manager; Northern Marine, Sweden.
December 6th 2004: Arrived in Lübeck.
December 8th 2004 – December 22nd 2004: Chartered to Transfennica, Finland for services between Lubeck – Hanko – Paldiski.
December 2004: Services between Hamina – Antwerp.
December 29th 2004: Services between Lubeck – Hanko – Paldiski.
© Aleksi Lindström (Hanko, Finland. 06/03/2005)
May 17th 2006 – May 31st 2006: Chartered to NATO for a trip between Zeebrugge – Cape Verde.
© Robert J Smith (Gravesend, 02/05/2006)
May 31st 2006: Completion of charter to Transfennica.
June 2006: Chartered to Stora Enso.
June 15th 2006 – June 28th 2006: Refit with Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland.
June 28th 2006: Services between Gothenburg – Kemi (Finland).
2007: Services between Gothenburg – Kotka (Finland).
© Andreas Wörteler (Lubeck, 11/05/2008)
September 2009: Chartered to Transatlantic.
© Dirk Jankowsky (Lubeck, 10/04/2010)
© Ken Smith (Gravesend, 14/12/2010)
© Dirk Jankowsky (Lubeck, 06/02/2012)
January 2018: Chartered to DFDS Seaways for services between Cuxhaven – Immingham.
© Simonwp (Immingham, 05/08/2018)
March 4th 2019: Sold to Stena Rederi A/S, Hellerup, Denmark.
August 2019 – September 2019: Services between Vlaardingen – Felixstowe.
© Pieter Inpyn (Maassluis, 24/08/2019)
September 2019: Services between Cuxhaven – Immingham.
December 2019: Charter to DFDS completed.
January 2020 – March 31st 2020: Chartered to Irish Ferries for services Dublin – Cherbourg (weekend, Holyhead services as cover for EPSILON).
March 31st 2020: Laid up at Rosslare Anchorage.
May 26th 2020: Left its anchorage for Uddevalla.
May 29th 2020: Arrived in Uddevalla for further lay up due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
October 11th 2020 – October 13th 2020: Arrived in Antwerp.
October 12th 2020: Chartered to NMT Shipping for their West Africa service.
October 20th 2020: Arrived in Dakar.
October 26th 2020 – October 27th 2020: Conakry (Guinea)
November 3rd 2020 – November 5th 2020: Tyne.
© Neil C McBride (Tyne, 03/11/2020)
November 11th 2020: Arrived Sheerness
November 13th 2020 – November 14th 2020: Las Palmas
November 24th 2020 – November 25th 2020: Walvis Bay (Namibia).
December 11th 2020: Arrived at Rosslare.
December 11th 2020: Sailed to Rosslare Anchorage.
December 12th 2020: Conducted berthing trials at Rosslare.
December 13th 2020: Sailed to Rosslare Anchorage.
December 13th 2020: Left Rosslare Anchorage.
December 14th 2020: Arrived Rosslare.
December 15th 2020: Arrived Loch Ryan.
December 17th 2020: Arrived Belfast.
December 17th 2020: Arrived Birkenhead
December 19th 2020: Arrived Belfast Anchorage.
December 19th 2020: Arrived Belfast.
December 19th 2020: Arrived Loch Ryan.
December 21st 2020: Left Loch Ryan for Rosslare.
December 22nd 2020: Commenced services between Rosslare – Cherbourg.
© Dogan (Cherbourg, 28/08/2021)
September 6th 2021: Services Birkenhead – Belfast.
© Ashley Hawkins (Belfast, 29/03/2022)
April 2022: Stena livery.
© Stephen Brown (01/07/2022)
© Robert Foy (Birkenhead, 10/04/2023)
September 9th/10th 2023: Single trip Rosslare – Cherbourg.
September 12th 2023: Resumed Birkenhead – Belfast.
© Luke Wilson (Belfast, 07/10/2023)
November 3rd 2923: Came off service at Birkenhead and sailed for Rotterdam to replace SOMERSET (about to complete her charter).
November 5th 2023: Arrived Rotterdam.
December 28th 2023: Left drydock to lay by berth at Damen shipyard Botlek.
© Rob de Visser
January 2nd 2024: Returned to service Rotterdam – Harwich.
April 17th 2024: Took up service Hoek Van Holland – Killingholme as relief for STENA TRANSPORTER,
April 5th 2024: Came off service at Hoek Van Holland.
April 5th 2024: Moved berths in anticipation of resuming Rotterdam – Harwich.
April 6th 2024: Resumed service.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Tim Becker, Stephen Brown, Dogan, Robert Foy, Ashley Hawkins, Steven Hayward, Pieter Inpyn, Dirk Jankowsky, Aleksi Lindström, Kent Malo, Neil C McBride, Simonwp, Ken Smith, Robert J Smith, Rob de Visser and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
