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Technical issue with forward main engine
Due to a technical issue with the 'Loch Frisa’s forward main engine, serving on the route Oban-Craignure on April 4, the 10:00 a.m. sailing from Craignure and the 11:25 a.m. sailing from Oban had tto be cancelled., followed by those until 8 p.m. from Oban. Parts for the repair rwee on the way to the vessel. After tge successful completion of final checks on the morning of April 5, the intention as for service to operate as timetabled. After the sea trials have been successful, the 'Loch Frisa' returned to service with the 12:50 p.m. departure from Craignure.
Ferry suffered bow visor issue
The 'Loch Frisa', serving on the route Oban-Craignure, suffered a technical issue affecting the bow visor on Feb 20 and was sidelined in Oban for troubleshooting. As a consequence, the ferry 'Isle of Arran' was inserted to operate a delayed 5.15 p.m. sailing departing Oban. An update was to be provided by the operator CalMac as soon as more information became available.
Ferry suffered issue with lift
The 'Loch Frisa', serving on the route Oban-Craignure, suffered an issue with the lift on board on Feb 10, 2024, which had to be taken out of service as a consequence. Engineers attended the vessel on Feb 11, and a temporary repair has been made. The lift was now in working order, however, until a full repair has been made during the vessels overhaul it remained liable to further issues and removal from service. The scheduled departures from Oban at 2:05 p.m. and 5.45 p.m. and from Craignure at 12:40 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice due to monitoring of the ongoing technical issue:.
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