Sealink

occupation:
Ferry company
Nationality:
British

UK based ferry company with ports at Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, Southampton,Holyhead, Fishguard, Stranraer and Harwich. Destinations included Ireland and the continent. In 1978 it became Sealink UK Limited in 1978, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Railways Board (BRB), but still as part of the Sealink consortium.The service was sold to Sea Containers Ltd in 1984, becoming Sealink British Ferries. In 1991 it was sold to Stena Line, becoming Sealink Stena Line, then Stena Sealink. It was finally rebranded to Stena Line in 1995.