Ferry operator Stena Line has taken its new £160m super-ferry off service on the Holyhead-Dublin route for repairs and maintenance after suffering engine problems - just four months after entering service.

Stena Estrid started on the route in January after being built at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China - performing its maiden voyage as Storm Brendan raged.

But now the ship is set to be taken out of service for up to six weeks.

It comes after suffering problems with its German built engines. The ship will be replaced by the Stena Nordica.

This all comes as the ferry industry battles through the coronavirus pandemic with passenger levels vastly reduced.

As NorthWalesLive also reported the ferry is to berth in Cairnryan for work carried out by engineers.

Afloat adds the new leadship of the Stena E-Flexer series ship sailed yesterday from Holyhead and arrived this morning to Cairnryan (Loch Ryan Port) in south-west Scotland.