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16th April 2020

Isle of Man Ferry Out of Service for A Fortnight In Response to Covid-19

The Isle of Man Steam Packet's fast-ferry Manannan to take over key daytime services from AFLOAT adds the conventional ropax Ben-My-Chree in response to Covid-19. Above AFLOAT adds is the Manannan seen arriving yesterday afternoon in Douglas Harbour from Heysham with Manx residents repatriated in response to Covid-19.

Isle of Man sailings on a daily basis to and from the island will be carried out by the (fast-ferry) Manannan, while the Ben-my-Chree is out of service for two weeks.

The latest changes to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's schedule are a further response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

From tomorrow (yesterday) the fast craft is to carry out daytime sailings (between Douglas) and Heysham - with additional overnight freight services provided by the MV Arrow.

For more Manx Radio reports here.

Afloat adds that the radio station also reported on Tuesday of the first batch of repatriated residents that returned yesterday to the Isle of Man from Heysham.

This involved the Manannan arriving in Douglas Harbour with 29 of a total of 400 Manx residents due to sail across the Irish Sea from Britain.

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