MS ''Côte D'Albâtre'' is a

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passenger ferry currently operated by

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between

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in the UK and

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in France. She was originally built in 2006 for Transmanche Ferries which was then dissolved into LD Lines, which then merged their channel interests with

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to form

. ''Cote D'Albatre'' has one sister ship which is the MS ''Seven Sisters'' which had previously operated between

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in the UK and

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in France but joined ''Cote D'Albatre'' in Dieppe in 2015. She is also identical to several other ships operated by Balearia and Navairas ARMAS in Spain.

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