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Ferry suffered technical issue of firefighting system
The 'Isle of Arran', serving on the route Ardrossan -Brodick, suffered a technical issue affecting the firefighting system which required the attendance of contractors on July 20. As a consequence, all sailings were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice. The scheduled departures from Ardrossan at 09:45 a.m. and from Brodick at 11:05 a.m. were cancelled, and the ferry remained sidelined in Ardrossan. She finally returned to service on the morning July 21. However, the passenger capacity had the be reduced until a full repair can be carried out. As a result, the space was limited, and customers were advised to book in advance. As of July 22, the passenger numbers were back to capacity, and the ferry was also able to take on board dangerous goods vehicles However, the following shuttle buses remained in place to take passengers to and from Ardrossan: Departure Ardrossan: 12:20 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Departure Troon: 11:10 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 9:40 p.m.
Water ingress in cafeteria
Due to a technical issue with water ingress in the Mariners cafeteria aboard the 'Isle of Arran', serving on the route Kennacraig-Port Askaig-Port Ellen, on June 24, there was no hot food service or seating available in this area until further notice.
Ferry suffered issue with gyro compass
The 'Isle of Arran', serving on the route Kennacraig-Islay, suffered an issue with the gyro compass on May 27. The scheduled sailing from Port Ellen at 09:45 a.m. departed 35 minutes behind schedule. The sailing from Kennacraig was diverted to Port Askaig. Furthermore the ferry operated an amended timetable on May 28, and the sailings were restricted to daylight operations. As a result, an amended timetable was operated, departing from Port Askaig at 06:30 a.m. (early 07:00) - ( change of departure port to Port Askaig), from Kennacraig at 09:00 a.m. (early 09:45), arriving at Port Askaig at 11:05 a.m. and departing at 11:20 a.m.(early 12:15), arriving at Colonsay-at12:30 p.m. and departing at 12:45 p.m. (early 13:40). arriving at Oban-at 3:15 p.m. and sailing at 3:35 p.m. (early 16:30), arriving at Colonsay at 6:05 p.m. and departing at 6:20 p.m. (early 19:15), arriving at Port Askaig at :30 p.m. and departing at 7:50 p.m. (early 20:45), finally arriving in Kennacraig-at 9:55 p.m. The reservation system was updated to reflect these changes, so some sailings may be unavailable. Impacted customers were to be contacted by the operator CalMac directly.
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