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BBC News
13 hours ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Weekend Isle of Man fast craft sailings to run two hours late
Passengers travelling on the Isle of Man's fast craft have been warned all of its of the weekend's sailings will all be with a two hour of the Manannan between Douglas and Liverpool, Heysham and Belfast have will all set off later than originally scheduled until Sunday. The Isle of Man Steam Packet said the changes were due to time lost in recent days because of adverse sea conditions and increasing turnaround times in ferry operator said the changes do not impact Manxman's sailings and passengers scheduled to travel on the Manannan had been contacted. It follows delays to Friday morning's Manannan sailings due to weather routing. 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
16 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Record numbers visit Guernsey from France by ferry
Guernsey's main ferry company says a record number of visitors arrived this week from Ferries said about 750 car and foot passengers had arrived from St Malo on said this would be the busiest day for continental visitors on record - about twice the previous Gosling, the States' lead marketing officer, said: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome so many passengers from France - it's a great reflection of Guernsey's appeal." She said everyone involved had "worked hard ahead of the season to make our French visitors feel welcome, including increasing French-language signage and posters around the harbour".VisitGuersney provided live musical entertainment and handed out French maps and information to Ferries said the record figures were part of an overall positive trend, with foot passengers from France up more than 190% compared to last year and overall bookings up by more than 120%.
BBC News
18 hours ago
- Climate
- BBC News
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
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
First foot passenger fare approved for Corran Ferry
A foot passenger fare will be introduced for the first time on Europe's busiest single-vessel car Council said a £2 charge could generate £20,000 a year on its Corran Ferry service in crossing of Loch Linnhe's Corran Narrows carries about 10,000 foot passengers alongside 270,000 cars and 11,000 commercial vehicles each council's economy and infrastructure committee approved the new fare, saying it would "contribute to the sustainability of this vital transport link". The fare will only apply to passengers aged 23 to 60 years charge will come into effect in the summer and will include cyclists, although there will be no extra charge for the previously agreed to a 10% increase on vehicle fares in crossing links the wider Lochaber area with communities in the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the alternative journey by road around Loch Linnhe takes about two hours.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Northern Ontario ferry recreated in Lego
An Ontario man built a nine-foot, eight-inch Lego replica of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry using 92,000 pieces over three and a half months, garnering media attention and display inquiries.
