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21st April 2022

Cancellation Chaos after Firth of Clyde Ferry Crashes At Ardrossan Harbour Wall Breaks Engine

CalMac services to and from Brodick, Arran were cancelled on Tuesday with engineers working to repair MV Caledonian Isles at Ardrossan Harbour, as seen in this file image taken by AFLOAT at the Firth of Clyde's Irish berth. Another ferry, Isle of Aran is currently maintaining sailings. AFLOAT adds that according to CalMac, Caledonian Isles has been withdrawn from service and is required to move (from Ardrossan) to Troon to undergo essential works to the ship's port main engine. No immediate timescales for the repair work are available however a further review will be provided on Friday.

Firth of Clyde ferry crossings to the Isle of Arran were removed from service on Tuesday as engineers tried to fix a broken engine.

The cancellations left just one vessel operating on the main route from Ardrossan (to Brodick), with ferry operator CalMac encouraging visitors to board by foot where possible.

Providing an update to the disruption on their website, CalMac said: “We are currently working on a repair plan which will require MV Caledonian Isles to move to an alternative port. A further update will be provided when available.

“We would encourage customers to travel as foot passengers where possible.”

Sailings at 7am, 9.45am, 12.30pm, 3.20pm and 6pm from Ardrossan and those at 8.20am, 11.05am, 1.55pm, 4.40pm and 7.20pm from Brodick were cancelled.

It comes after the Caledonian Isles vessel hit a harbour wall on Sunday, resulting in the shutting down of one engine.

STV News has more on the incident that took place during the busy Easter weekend.

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