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Ferry suffered propulsion issue

The 'Bute', serving on the route Wemyss Bay-Rothesay, suffered a technical issue with the propulsion unit, which required further investigations at the quay in Rothesay, on Sep 6, As a consequence, the scheduled 08:05 a.m. sailing from Rothesay and the 09:05 a.m. sailing from Wemyss Bay were cancelled, followed by the departures from Rothesay at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m., and from Wemyss Bay at 09:05 a.m., 11:05 a.m., 01:05 p.m. and 03:05 p.m. to allow engineers to carry out works. After the technical issue was resolved, the vessel resumed its service with the scheduled 04:00 p.m. sailing from Rothesay.

Ferry suffered issue with fast rescue craft

On Aug 24, the 'Bute', serving on the route Wemyss Bay-Rothesay, suffered an issue with the fast rescue craft. As a result, the scheduled sailing departing Rothesay at 3 p.m. and the sailing departing Wemyss Bay at 04:05 p.m., had to be cancelled, while repairs works were carried out. The sailings of the 'Argyle' werel operated according to the timetable. After the issue was resolved, the vessel resumed its service with the 5:00 p.m. sailing departing Rothesay.

Sailings cancelled due to fuel issue

The 'Bute', operating on the route Wemyss Bay-Rothesay suffered a fuel issue on July 22. The departures from Rothesay at 10:000 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. and from Wemyss Bay at 11:15 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. had to be cancelled with more crossings at the risk uf disruption. After the issues were successfully resolved, the following sailings, which were initially cancelled, were reinstated: Departure Rothesay - 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Departure Wemyss Bay -3:05 p.m., 5:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m.