ISLE OF INISHMORE

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Ferry banned from sailiing due to bilge pump defect

The “Isle of Inishmore” was detained on Nov 25, 2024, at 9.30 a.m. in the port of Calais, after its arrival from Dover. During an inspection. the bilge pump did not work. On the whole four defiencies were found. The ferry was back on the run on Nov 27 at 5.30 a.m., although running behind schedule due to Storm Condal.

Ferry rescued 13 migrants

On Nov 3, 2021, the 'Iske of Inishmore' stopped midway through a crossing from Dover to Calais after a craft was spotted drifting at 10.45 a.m., with the captain telling passengers: 'Apologies for the delay but we had to stop and rescue 13 migrants in distress who's boat had run out of fuel and was sinking'.  The ship dispatched a rescue boat which threw a rope to the stricken boat so it could be pulled alongside. The crew hauled all 13 migrants to safety and found two of them were without life jackets. They were all taken to Calais. Report with photo: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/03/channel-ferry-stops-rescue-migrants-sinking-boat-return-calais/

Ferry located capsized fishing boat

The Davids all-weather lifeboat was called out on Aug 30, 2020, to the capsized fishing boat 'Braveheart' that had drifted some 150 miles from its home port in southern Ireland, following an alert from the Pembroke Dock-Rosslare ferryy 'Isle of Inishmore'. The St Davids RNLI volunteer crew were paged at 4.47 p.m. to the upturned sports fishing vessel, nine miles west of the lifeboat station. The all-weather lifeboat 'Norah Wortley' was launched to the 20 foot Orkney Longliner that had earlier been sighted by the crew of the 'Isle of Inishmore'. The ferry's lookout spotted the capsized black and blue hull of the boat. The ferry altered course to investigate and HM Coastguard was informed, while one of the ferry’s rescue boats was sent out. Once on scene the 'Norah Wortley' crew determined that there were no people on board, and it became clear that it had broken free of its mooring, which was still attached, at West Cork harbour during Storm Ellen on August 21. The crew attempted to right it multiple times, but it continued to capsize, the mooring buoy was reattached to make it more visible and the crew returned to station at 8 p.m. The owners were contacted, and it was salvaged independently. Report with photos: https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/18689565.lifeboat-called-capsized-irish-ship-pembroke-dock-ferry-alert/