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Technical issue caused delays

Due to a technical issue with the 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban-Castlebay, on June 11, the scheduled departure from Oban at 1:10 p.m. was delayed, while further investigations took place. After the repairs have been successfully completed, the vessel finally departed from Oban at 5:50 p.m. The 'Loch Alainn' delayed the following sailings in order to provide onward connections: Departure Barra - 11:15 p.m. (late 7:20 p.m.) Departure Eriskay - 1:05 a.m. (late 08:15 p.m.).

Ferry suffered engine issues

The 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban-Castlebay, suffered a technical issue impacting the port side main engine on the morning of May 18. Initially, the scheduled 12:40 pm. departure from Oban was delayed, before the service had to be cancelled completely. In order to provide a suitable berth for repairs and contractor attendance, the vessel was reposition to Stornoway on the evening of May 18, where it arrived on the morning of May 19. The service remained cancelled as of May 20. After repairs, the vessel was expected to return to service on the morning of May 21. The vessel made passage from Stornoway and operated a delayed service.

Call at Craignure cancelled due to medical emergency

The 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban - Castlebay, had a medical emergency onboard on the morning of April 9. As a conseuquence, the 06:55 a.m. sailing had to return to Castlebay. In the follow-up,the vessel did not call into Craignure on the passage to the port of Castlebay. An update regarding the previously amended 1:10 p.m. service from Oban will be provided at approx. 10:00 a.m.