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Tue 04 Apr 2009Cork-Swansea ferry service may start in May if deal agreed
THE CORK-Swansea ferry service could be up and running by next month if shareholders agree to a deal to purchase a new vessel, the MS Julia.
A consortium of shareholders is expected to fully ratify the deal at a meeting in Skibbereen, west Cork tonight. The 28-year-old Finnish vessel, which was recently refitted, will undergo some minor alterations to comply with Irish maritime law. It is hoped that it can start sailing between Swansea and Cork before June.
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