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Tarbert incident is now over

Iain — Sat, 03 May 2014 10:44:56 +0000

A police statement said: “The incident at the ferry terminal, Tarbert, Isle of Harris has now been resolved. The public are thanked for their patience.” The ferry is still south-west of Scalpay at the time of writing but should resume … Continue reading →

Now ferry MV Isle of Lewis has electronic faults

Iain — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:59:48 +0000

It has been confirmed the fault on the ferry MV Isle of Lewis is with her electronics. After a day of frustration for stranded and rerouted passengers, operator Caledonian MacBrayne finally revealed the cause.

Specialist engineers are en-route to Stornoway tonight where the vessel is tied up to examine her electronic control system. It is now understood that it is not a fault that has been recurring and is unconnected with other recent issues which led to delays and cancellations.

A spokesman for CalMac said they would know more about how long she would be out of service once the engineers had a chance to investigate. He explained: “We are hopeful it can be fixed quite quickly but are reluctant to give precise timescales at this stage. In the meantime, the MV Isle of Arran has left Islay and will be in Stornoway to pick up the 7am sailing tomorrow morning.”

Update – CalMac announces MV Isle of Arran on Ullapool route from 7am

Iain — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:35:31 +0000

Due to the ongoing problems with the ferry MV Isle of Lewis, the sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool tomorrow, Tuesday, will be with the MV Isle of Arran. The timetable will be:

Depart Stornoway 0700 1430
Arrive Ullapool 1015 1745
Depart Ullapool 1045 1815
Arrive Stornoway 1400 2130

Now, at 5.40pm, the Isle of Arran is heading north through the Firth of Lorn, east of Mull, and may be calling in to Oban on its way north.