Generator failure leads to Isle of Man ferry cancellations
The island's back up vessel, the Ben-my-Chree, has been brought into action to for freight services to Heysham to free up passenger capacity on sailings by the Manxman.In a statement, the Steam Packet confirmed the generator failure would need "significant maintenance and testing" before it can return to service.Apologising for the disruption, managing director Brian Thomson said the firm was "working hard to get things back on track as soon as we can".The Steam Packet said an update on Tuesday's sailings to Dublin and Liverpool would be issued later.
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