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MV ''European Highlander'' is a
P&O Irish Sea European Highlander Information
https://shipfix.com/ship/european-causeway_IMO-9208394 {{DEFAULTSORT:European Highlander Ferries of Scotland Ferries of Northern Ireland 2002 ships Ships of P&O Ferries Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
operated by P&O Irish Sea on their Cairnryan
Cairnryan ( sco, The Cairn;
gd, Machair an Sgithich) is a vi ...
to Larne service. The vessel is an enlarged version of , the ''Highlander'' being 6 metres longer. Other differences include minor revisions to the passenger deck layout, additional passenger lifts and the use of larger lifeboats rather than gd, Machair an Sgithich) is a vi ...
Marine evacuation system
A marine evacuation system (MES) is a lifesaving device found on many modern passenger ships or oil rigs consisting of an inflatable slide or escape chute where a passenger can evacuate straight into waiting life rafts. Developed in 1979 by RFD, a ...
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On 7 June 2012, it carried the Olympic Flame across the Irish Sea from Northern Ireland to Scotland.
Description
''European Highlander'' is a two-propeller, Roll-on-Roll off, two compartment passenger and car ferry. She is a sister ship to the ''European Causeway''. Two controllable pitch propellers can propel the ship at 23 knots.
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P&O Irish Sea European Highlander Information
https://shipfix.com/ship/european-causeway_IMO-9208394 {{DEFAULTSORT:European Highlander Ferries of Scotland Ferries of Northern Ireland 2002 ships Ships of P&O Ferries Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries