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Engine trouble off Isle of Skye

The 'Hebrides', with 14 passengers and 33 crew members on board, suffered a technical issue with the starboard engine governor en route from Lochmaddy to Uig in vicinity 57 35 06 N, 006 54 06 W, about nine nautical miles west of Waternish Point, Isle of Skye, on FEb 8, 2022, at 5.45 p.m. The AHTS 'Ievoli Black' (IMO: 9439242), which was nearby, proceeded towards the vessel to provide assisstance. The vessel still had its port engine and bow thruster available, but the defect with the starboard engine could not be rectified. The 'Hebrides' was unable to berth at Uig, due to wind direction and had to return to Lochmaddy. The vessel was escorted by the 'Ievoli Black' and safely berthed at 9.45 p.m. UTC. An engineer was due to attend to investigate the defect.

Ship sidelined after discovery of Covid-19 infection

CalMac has cancelled several sailings of the 'Hebrides' from Tarbert to Uig, after a crew member tested positive for Covid-19, while departing Tarbert on Nov 11, 2021. The vessel returned to Uig with no passengers on board in order to be deep cleaned. It resumed its service after reviews and deep cleaning on Nov 12 at 11.50 a.m.

Ferry sailings liable to disruption

Due to awaiting a crew member's Covid-19 test results, the sailings of the 'Hebrides' on the route from Lochmaddy to Uig were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice on Oct 31. The crew member's PCR test result came back as negative. The vessel returned to service at 3.40 p.m. with a depature from Uig.