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BBC News
4 days ago
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Delays to Isle of Man fast craft ferry due sea conditions
Sailings of the fast craft ferry between the Isle of Man and Lancashire and Liverpool have been delayed due to the overnight sea 07:15 BST sailing of the Manannan to Heysham was delayed by about two and a half hours following it late departure from Liverpool in the early were told the delay was due to weather routing for the due to travel on the fast craft were offered the option of transferring to the Manxman's 08:45 sailing to Heysham instead. Tens of thousands of visiting motorcycle fans are set to travel to and from the island via ferries during the Isle of Man TT wholesaler G E White Ltd warned that arrival of newspapers had delayed by about three hours, and arrived at about 09:00, due to a docking issue for the Isle of Man Steam Packet's backup vessel is being used for freight journeys throughout the TT fortnight. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
09-04-2025
- BBC News
Isle of Man ferry passengers warned of changes to sailings
Ferry passengers have been warned of a number of changes to sailing times due to low water levels in Douglas Harbour over the next Isle of Man Steam Packet Company said departure and arrival times for the Manxman would vary between 15 minutes and two hours until government-owned ferry operator said the changes were needed to avoid the lowest water conditions in Douglas Harbour coincided with standard sailing Department of Infrastructure (DOI) has confirmed a five-day dredging programme in the would begin on 18 April. The Steam Packet said as the conditions were "fluid" and timings could change as the week were expected to be "stronger effects" on weekend sailings, although not all crossings would be impacted, and passengers would be kept informed of changes to their scheduled sailing he unable to travel on their original bookings due to the changes, full refunds or amends would be made, he added. On 15 April the Ben-My-Chree, which requires the same level of clearance underneath as the Manxman, is set to operate sailings between Douglas and Heysham while the flagship vessel undertakes its annual Marine Evacuation System deployment follows the temporary grounding of the island's newest ferry on a mud bank in Douglas Harbour last month.A DOI spokesman said the focus of the maintenance dredge would be on the number five berth, the tanker berth and a charted feature that required the use of specialist works would be undertaken by contractors, the department added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
