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A dozen more crossings axed
12 Red Funnel vehicle services of the 'Red Falcon' on the Isle of Wight were cancelled on March 14 as further repairs were required on the ferry, which was taken out of service after finding a fault with her propulsion system. The 6 a.m., 9am, 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. departures from East Cowes and the 4.30 a.m., 7.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. sailings from Southampton were called off. Red Funnel teams were working around the clock with external contractors to address the issue, with further works necessary (including realigning of the engine timings, before sea trials can commence, which are currently scheduled for March 15.
Ferry suffered failure of inlet valve and damage to turbocharger
Red Funnel was running a reduced timetable until the end of March 12 with only the 'Red Osprey' remaining on the route and the 'Red Eagle' out of action for maintenance. More than half of the sailings scheduled to depart from East Cowes have been cancelled. The 'Red Falcon' has suffered a suspected failure on an inlet valve, which has caused damage to the main engine’s turbocharger. Components have been sent off for further investigations, and in the meantime, the ship was withdrawn from service. The revised timetable is as follows: - Departure Southampton: 6 a.m., 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11.55 p.m. - Departure East Cowes: 7.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m., 7.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m Red Funnel was moving traffic and contacting affected customers with changes to their travel times. To increase available deck space, Red Funnel will also run additional sailings on the freight ferry 'Red Kestrel'.
Sailings cancelled due to extended works
Rad Funnel has cancelled more sailings due to works extended on the 'Red Falcon' on March 10. The cross-Solent ferry firm has cancelled the sailings from East Cowes at 6 a.m., 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and from Southampton at 4.30 a.m., 7.30 .a.m, 10.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m,, 4.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. The ferry company had already cancelled two vehicle ferry sailings on March 8 due to the fault and a further 12 crossings were cancelled on March 9.
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