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The 'Heilhorn', operating on the route Vennesund - Holm, had to cancel its sailings on the morning of July 29, 2025, due to technical issues, The scheduleddepartures from Holm at 06:40 a.m. and from Vennesund at 07:10 a.m. were thus called off. After troubleshooting at the quay in Holm, the ferry was expected back in service, departing from the ferry pier, at 07:40 a.m.

The 'Mannanan' suffered a generator failure on the night of July 26, 2025, which resulted in the cancellation of the sailings between Liverpool and Douglos (Isle of Man) on July 27 and 28. The damage required significant maintenance and testing before the ferry could resume service. The ship remained sidelined in Douglas for repairs. Engineers and Workshop team were in the process of swapping out one of the generator sets with the spare unit kept ashore. This was a major undertaking which commenced on Sunday and will see the unit installed today. Additional fitting work and commissioning work was ongoing. In order to expedite repairs, IOMSPC was also flying in specialist electrical engineers this afternoon to perform further diagnostic checks and assist in fixing the issue. At the same time, the electrical engineering team were taking the opportunity to tackle an ongoing electrical issue with another of the vessel’s generator sets. This improves the chances of having sufficient generator capacity to resume service at the earliest opportunity. Affected passengers have been transferred to the company’s ferry 'Manxman ',where possible, with coaches laid on for foot passengers between Liverpool and Heysham, while the reserve ropax ferry 'Ben-my-Chree' was undertaking overnight freight to free up capacity.

The 'Loch Ranza', serving on the route Tayinloan.Gigha, suffered a technical issue with the engine belt on July 28, rendering the service liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice. The following sailings were cancelled: DepartureTayinloan - 03:00 p.m.; Departure Gigha - 003:30 p.m. After the issue wasresolved, the service was resume at 04:00 p.m.

The salvage of the 'Betim', which sank near Chorao on June 23, was continued, but the ship remained under water on July 26 despite day-long salvage efforts by the river navigation department (RND). A team of 15 RND staff, assisted by a professional diver and a special salvager crane, worked through the day but were unable to lift the vessel. On July 24, pontoons were hired to aid the salvage, but shallow waters along the riverbank made it impossible to accommodate them, forcing the department to switch strategies. There was a high tide which was hindering the work. Preliminary investigations suggested the vessel sank due to rainwater accumulating in the tanks, which were not drained. The responsibility for this lapse was lying with the coxswain, who failed to conduct the required checks and drain the tanks in time.

On July 22 the wreck of the 'Torvang' was successfully righted at the quay in Hendvågen by the sheerleg 'Hebolift 9'. On July 23 the ship was back on even keel, still low in the water, so that pumping out could commence to make the ship lighter. On July 24 the ship was much out of the water, and on July 28 it was floating unassisted again, surrounded by an oil boom, with the sheerlwg having completed its work. Report and photos: https://www.brunsvika.net/nyhetsarkiv-alle-artikler/32564-torvang-til-overflaten https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10237232580264797&set=pcb.2006950933173737