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Ferry suffered technical issue

On Feb 19, the 'Alfred', sailing on the route Troon - Brodick, suffered a technical issue which at required the attendance of contractors at the quay in Troon. As a consequence, the scheduled departures from Troon at 09:15 a.m., 1.:35 p.m. and 6 p.m. and on Feb 20 at 09:15 a.m. and from Brodick at 7:30 a.m. and 11:25 a.m. as well as on Feb 20 at 07:30 a.m. and at 11:25 a.m. have been cancelled, and affected customers were contacted. The technical issue was resolved on Feb 20, but due to adverse weather, the departure at 1:35 p.m. from Troon was delayed until 2:00 p.m., which meant a knock-on delay to the 3:45 p.m. sailing departing Brodick. The service remained liable to weather disruption.

Technical issue caused cancellations

The 'Alfred', sailing on the route Troon-Brodick, suffered a technical issue affecting the sewage system on Jan 28, 2025. The issue has impacted the crew's compensatory rest. As a consequence, the scheduled departures from Brodick at 3:45 p.m. and from Troon at 6:00 p.m. had to be cancelled.

Ferry suffered gearbox issue

The 'Alfred' serving on the route Troon-Brodick, suffered a technical issue with the gearbox on Nov 28, 2024. A a consequence, service has been cancelled. Contractors have been arranged to attend the vessel for repairs. Initially, the following sailings have been cancelled: Departure Gourock - 06:35 a.m. and 07:45 a.m. Departure Dunoon - 07:05 a.m. and 08:15 a.m. After the technical issue has been resolved, the normal two vessel timetable could be resumed with the departure at 08:45 a.m. from Gourock. Later in the day ongoing gearbox trouble caused the service has been cancelled. Repairs were to be carried out in the evening, and service was expected to operate as normal on Nov 29.