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Belfast Live
Belfast Live
National
Danny Rigg

Behind the scenes of job where you spend half the year on water

A grandmother who was forced back on to land during the covid pandemic has gone back out to sea - saying she wouldn't be without her "family" on board a ferry.

Stena Line crew spend two weeks at a time on board ferries before getting two weeks off on dry land. Tina Robinson, 56, has her own "cosy" cabin with a single bed, family photos and a kettle on Edda, one of the shipping line's newest vessels.

Since launching in March 2020, the ferry has carried up to 750 passengers at a time between Liverpool and Belfast, one of the Stena Line's Irish Sea routes, which combined make up half the Swedish company's revenue.

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