Isle of Man Steam Packet Company - Liverpool Fast Craft Service Cancellations 2009 Season

IoMSPCo - Fast Craft Service Cancellations Significant Delays 2009 Season
There are a number of shipping companies offering fast craft services on the Irish Sea, however, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is unusual in that it places a greater reliance on fast craft than other operators. Unlike these operators the company provides limited conventional ship back up on services to England and this usually requires a land detour (via Heysham) of around 70 miles for passengers travelling to and from Liverpool - the principal UK passenger port. There is no conventional ship back-up offered on routes to Ireland. The greater reliance on fast craft services results in adverse conditions on the Irish Sea exerting a disproportionate effect on IoMSPCo sailings to those provided by other operators. The effective monopoly granted by the Isle of Man Government through the Link Span User Agreement offers passengers a limited choice of options during periods of bad weather other than to reroute via Heysham if possible when travelling to the UK, fly or stay at home. As a consequence of this unique situation, Irish Sea Shipping recognises public interest in the reliability of services between The Isle of Man, the UK and Ireland and maintains this page for public information purposes only. The information recorded on this page does not imply any criticism on the part of Irish Sea Shipping - The Online Shipping Magazine nor should it be construed as such.
Cancellations and significant delays on Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fast craft sailings for 2008 season are recorded below. Red entries = cancellations Black entries = significant delays & diversion			Cancellations & Delays 2008 Season Cancellations & Delays 2006 - 2007 For Winter Cancellation Information 2005 - 06
January 2009
Date	Ship	Sailing	Status	Notes
January 10	VIKING	09:00 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions	VIKING was reactivated in January 2009 to provide cover for the BEN-MY-CHREE which required dry-docking between January 09 and January 12. However this period coincided with adverse conditions. Two sailings were operated on Friday 09 January to handle passengers displaced from the Saturday and Sunday sailings.
January 10	VIKING	16:00 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
January 11	VIKING	09:00 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
January 11	VIKING	16:00 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
March 2009 - Season Commenced 27 March
March 27	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Retimed to 10:00 - Adverse Conditions
March 27	SNAEFELL	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Retimed to 14:00 - actually appeared to depart around 14:30
May 07	SNAEFELL	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
May 07	SNAEFELL	19:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
May 08	MANANNAN	Delivery Voyage departure from Portsmouth delayed until Sunday May 10 due to adverse conditions
May 08	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
May 08	SNAEFELL	11:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
September 04	MANANNAN	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Crossing aborted due to minor technical problems. Returned to Douglas and delayed sailing operated by SNAEFELL.
September 04	MANANNAN	11:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Delayed sailing operated by SNAEFELL
October 03	MANANNAN	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
October 03	MANANNAN	11:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
October 03	SNAEFELL	15:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
October 03	SNAEFELL	19:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
October 24	MANANNAN	19:30 Liverpool - Douglas	retimed to 16:00 due to forecast adverse conditions.
November 01	MANANNAN	15:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions - replaced by 12:00 sailing Monday November 03
November 01	MANANNAN	19:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions - replaced by 16:00 sailing Monday November 03