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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company can confirm it’s delayed 19:15 sailing to Heysham departed at 21:13 this evening (Saturday, 1st March). The return sailing from Heysham will be brought forward fifteen minutes, to 01:30, in order to minimize further disruption.
Manxman will use best possible speed in order to make up lost time, however, it is expected there may be some impacts on sailing schedules into Sunday.
Passengers affected by any changes to the scheduled departure times will be contacted by the reservations team. Any further changes to sailing times will also be communicated via the website
This follows an earlier delay to the arrival of the 14:00 departure from Liverpool. With spring tides currently occurring, Manxman arrived at low water, which was lower than predicted due to high atmospheric pressure. Manxman grounded while manoeuvring, resulting in a delay to arrival.
There was no danger to passengers, crew or the vessel, and throughout the delay those onboard were kept informed of the situation by the Master.
Following further consultation and rigorous checks of internal spaces it has been determined that a dive inspection is not required at this stage, however, a precautionary in-water dive inspection will be undertaken as soon as circumstances allow. Crew will continue to monitor the ship’s inbuilt warning systems and conduct manual checks to ensure the safety of passengers and vessel at all times.
