On March 3, the 'Loch Ranza', sailing on the route Tayinloan-Gigha, needed to carry out essential maintenance. As a consequence, a number of sailings had to be cancelled. Affected were the departures from Tayinloan at 12:00 p.m. and the departure from Gigha at 12:30 p.m.. The 2:00 p.m. crossing from Tayinloan remained liable to disruption or cancellation.
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SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 4
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The Tasmanian Government has instructed the state-owned ferry operator TT-Line to cease lease negotiations for the 'Spirit of Tasmania IV' and instead begin the process of bringing it to Tasmania on March 2, 2025. There was no timeline of when the ferry would sail to Tasmania. The ship is still berthed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, while a suitable berth is built to house it in Devonport, Tasmania. It was originally meant to be transporting passengers and freight across Bass Strait by 2024. But delays to infrastructure at the port of Devonport mean neither of the two new ferries are expected to operate between Tasmania and Victoria until 2027. The Scottish government confirmed it had no plans to lease the 'Spirit of Tasmania IVÄ to house Ukrainian refugees. Pulse Tasmania had said the Scottish government was in "advanced negotiations" to lease the first ferry for this purpose. The Tasmanian government said a further update regarding timelines would be provided in due course.
KALLISTE
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On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Kalliste', sailing between Tanger-Med and Marseille, requested the medical evacuation of a passenger, while the ferry was sailing 33 nautical miles east of Alicante. The CCS of Salvamento MArítimo in Valencia mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 223 to assist, which hoisted the patient and transferred him to the helipad of the Hospital de la Fe. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1895534966588805529
AIDACOSMA
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On March 2 at 8 a.m., a passenger needed to be medevaced from the 'AIDACosma', en route from Las Palmas to Funchal, while the ship was sailing 45 nautical miles from the Spanish coast. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 204 to take the paitient off. After the sick person was hoisted, he was transferred to shore, where an ambulance was waiting for the further transport to a hospital for medical care on a higher level.
