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NEWS |
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Disruptions Updates from
CALMAC. |
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30/09/04 |
Pioneer sits in James Watt Dock still, awaiting the journey to her
new life. It is reported that her new name will be Brenda Corlett. |
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23/09/04 |
Hebridean Isles is due at Garvel on Tuesday 28th for her annual
overhaul. |
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21/09/04 |
The Brodick - Ardrossan Service
was back on service at 11.05 departing from
Brodick to Ardrossan. The Rathlin -
Ballycastle Service was affected
by the adverse weather. The 1100 sailing from Rathlin and the 1200 sailing
from Ballycastle were both cancelled in the interest of safety. The
Chargehand at
Fionnphort
has advised that due to adverse weather
forecast the Loch Buie's service may be liable to disruption and/or
cancellation today.
Due to the adverse weather the Chargehand
at Tarbert - Portavadie Service
has advised that this service will be
suspended meantime . The situation will be reviewed at 1300hrs.
Updates from CALMAC. |
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19/09/04 |
Caledonian Isles had to divert
to Gourock this evening due to strong winds making Ardrossan impossible to
get into. |
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18/09/04 |
Movement has been sighted on Pioneer
in JWD. It is believed that her new owners are now aboard and her radar is
spinning away. It looks like it will be pretty soon for her departure to
warmer climates... |
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Loch Alainn was delayed by 15min at 11:15am today due to a large
coach grounding the rear section on the slipway while boarding. |
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17/09/04 |
Northlink: Due
to adverse weather conditions Hrossey arrived in Aberdeen 09:15 and
is scheduled to depart Aberdeen at 19:00 sailing for Lerwick. Vehicle
check-in is 17:00 - 18:00 Passenger boarding is 17:00 - 18:30. |
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Loch Fyne out on trials, after getting some repair work done to her
Voith-Schneider Propeller(s).. She will subsequently head north once trials
are complete, letting Loch Riddon back to Largs |
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16/09/04 |
News Flash: Clansman abandoned her Barra
call due to adverse weather conditions. She got as far as Tiree (12:50) and had to
turn back. She is now taking refuge in the Sound of Mull. She will attempt a
call back at Tiree again later today. Updates to
follow from onboard reporter... |
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Ardrossan-Brodick Service:
Friday 17/09/04 Due to adverse weather
conditions the (0700) from Ardrossan has been cancelled the (1920) from
Brodick has also been cancelled. For further information please contact
local port. |
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And finally... |
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Happy 30th Birthday to MV Juno. The
second of the streakers was launched at Lamont's yard 30 years ago today. |
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15/09/04 |
Update: Loch Riddon covering Loch Fyne on Fishnish-Lochaline
run. They must have swapped over between Coruisk returning and Loch
Fyne proceeding to JWD. Bruernish is back at Largs, to help Loch
Alainn at the busy times, in Loch Riddon's absence. |
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14/09/04 |
Hebridean Isles was off the Islay run today due to mechanical
problems, Isle of Arran was covering the Port Askaig run in her
place. Isle of Cumbrae was back at Tarbet-Portavadie, but no sign of
the Loch Riddon at Largs. The Coruisk has arrived back at
Mallaig, dispatching the Loch Fyne to the Clyde, for repairs. She
arrived this afternoon. Not sure what boat is covering Fishnish-Lochaline,
will update with details from Dave Wolstenholme who will be there tomorrow. |
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10/09/04 |
Coruisk sailed from JWD for Mallaig this afternoon via an overnight
berth at Cambeltown. The Bruernish arrived at Largs today, to
cover the Loch Riddon, she will then presumably go for overhaul and
become spare on the Clyde. |
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09/09/04 |
Isle of Cumbrae is covering for Loch Fyne (Lochaline -
Fishnish), with Loch Riddon covering Isle of Cumbrae (Tarbert -
Portavadie). |
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Update: |
Lord of the Isles was only off service for Sunday sailing to
Colonsay, she was back in service last (30/08/04) Monday night for a delayed
sailing to Colonsay. |
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07/09/04 |
Coruisk has made a arrival on the Clyde for a new drive unit to be fitted.
Covering for her on the Skye crossing is the super loch class Loch Fyne. She
seems to be coping well with her duties on this crossing which normally sees
on of the larger units operating on it. Its not the first time she's been
dispatched for this service run. No reports on how long she will be there. |
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01/09/04 |
News Reporting for a year! Yes, last
August / September saw the start of our Fleet News reporting which has
become quite successful in its own right! We would like to thank all
contributors of fleet news for the past year and hope to continue to bring
you the latest news of events in the future. We have a team of dedicated
local reporters that send updated reports as and when they happen. |
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