On entering service with her new owners he sailed from Rosslare and Cork to Cherbourg and Le Havre.

[2] By the early 1980s Irish Ferries needed more capacity on the Ireland-France routes, and instead of getting new tonnage, it was decided to lengthen Saint Killian.

In 1997 the Saint Killian II was withdrawn from service following her final departure from Ringaskiddy to Le Havre on 27 September 1997, where she was laid up and put for sale.

In October 1998 the Saint Killian II was sold to Cape Enterprise Ltd, Panama and renamed Medina Star.

In 2000 she was sold to Green Island Maritime Ltd, and in 2001 the Commercial Bank of Greece, but remained laid up.

After end of the charter to Algerie Ferries in January 2005 the Egnatia III was laid up at Eleusis Bay, Greece.