Last Sailing

Posted in Site Updates on Sunday, September 28th, 2014

End of an Era

A Sad Day” at 1715 hours Sunday 28th September 2014 the Sirena Seaways left her berth at Parkeston Quay for the last time , it was a warm sunny evening on the packed Ha’penny Pier in Harwich, as the ferry approached the waiting crowds with a water tug leading the way there was a silence, the bridge of the ship was packed with the ship’s crew all waving goodbye for the last time as well as the passengers on the upper deck, the horn sounded twice and you could see people getting emotional, many of the people on this pier would have either worked on the ferry as cleaners or former staff of the company , as she turned the corner heading out into the North Sea for the last time bound for Denmark there was still a silence as the crowds headed home to reflect on what was a sad day for the people of Harwich, after 140 years two World Wars and many incidents, this was the end of an era.

Harwich-Esbjerg 1880-2014

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