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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.

Report: Master almost certainly fell asleep ahead of grounding

The master of the 'Alfred', that grounded off Swona island on July 5, 2022, almost certainly fell asleep and allowed the ferry to swing towards land, and he regularly sailed very close to the coast, an official investigation by the UK Department for Transport’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) concluded on MAy 22, 2024. A total of 41 passengers and crew were injured and almost all the vehicles aboard, and the ferry’s port bulbous bow were damaged. The MAIB report highlighted “key safety issues” as the ferry routinely passing too close to land, fatigue leading to loss of awareness at a critical point in the vessel’s passage and lack of assurance that procedures were being followed. It recommended to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that passage plans were available during inspections and surveys, and guidance was issued to ferry operators over the need to secure heavy objects. The MAIB said UK domestic ferries’ exemption from carrying voyage data recorders should be reviewed. The branch also called on Pentland Ferries to ensure it recorded passenger details and injuries after such incidents. Report with photo: https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/pentland-ferries-captain-almost-certainly-fell-asleep-before-vessel-grounded-off-orkney-injuring-41-4638072