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Hebrides to be removed from service for repairs

The 'Hebrides' will be removed from service from June 30 to Julye to allow inspection of the bow visor. During this period, the'Alfred' will operate an amended timetable on the Little Minch route. The 'Hebrides' had suffered two cracks in her bow visor starboard arm. Due to location of these cracks, the visor cannot be operated, and CalMac is unable to operate it until a full inspection has been conducted. As a result, the vessel is currently operating stern loading only which is increasing turnaround times resulting in service disruption including cancellations. The inspection will take place at Stornoway, and a repair plan, including any temporary repairs, will be agreed. A full repair will not take place until the vessel’s next annual overhaul in early 2026. As part of the inspection, CalMac will look at what temporary repairs can be completed, and this will inform deployment and timetables from July 4 onwards. There are six hatches that need to be removed to allow a full inspection of the bow visor, with this work taking 12-14 hours per hatch. This means it is not possible to conduct the inspection while the vessel is in service. The 'Alfred's timetable is currently being finalised.

Ferry suffered main engine issue

The 'Hebrides', serving on the route Uig-Tarbert, suffered a technical issue with the starboard main engine on June 1. Engineers were to carry out a repair on the arrival in Uig. s a result of this, the 7:55p.m.departure from the port was delayed. The ferry finally departed Uig at 8.30 p.m., 35 mins late. with an ETA at Tarbert as of 10.10 p.m. On June 2. due to the technical issue with the starboard main engine, the service had to be suspended with engineers again working on resolving the issue. After repairs have been successful, the vessel operated a delayed 09:50 sailing from Uig at 4:30 p.m.

Ferry suffered issue with bow visor arm

The 'Hebrides', serving on the route Uig-Lochmaddy-Tarbert, suffered a technical issue with the bow visor arm on May 13, 2025. As a consequence, the turnaround times have been increased. The vessel departed Uig one hour 15 mins late. The estimated time of arrival in Lochmaddy was 9:30 p.m. The following amended timetable was operated: http://calm.ac/22 , http://calm.ac/24