Glen Sannox to go for its first round of annual maintenance
CalMac has confirmed MV Glen Sannox is to be taken out of service for a week for planned essential maintenance.
The newest vessel in the CalMac fleet will reposition to Inchgreen Dry Dock in Greenock on Sunday February 23, with works to start the following day. It is hoped it will be complete by March 2, meaning the vessel should return to service on March 3.
The anchor chain gypsy wheels will be replaced as planned and several other minor remedial works carried out to make best use of the time in dock.
To provide cover to Arran, MV Isle of Arran, which is currently supporting Mull and operating Oban-Craignure, will pick up MV Glen Sannox’s timetable for the duration of the repairs, sailing from Troon to Brodick.
A CalMac spokesperson said: “MV Glen Sannox’s performance since entering service has been first class.
"We’re delighted with how resilient she has proven, particularly when operating in weather conditions which have led to other services on the network being disrupted.
“We anticipate losing a number of return sailings to technical issues when any new vessel enters service, but MV Glen Sannox has outperformed our expectations.
“The need to carry out these repairs was highlighted prior to entering service, but the main thing is that we have a plan in place to maintain service levels whilst these works take place.
"Redeploying MV Isle of Arran to cover provides the capacity and frequency the community on Arran needs.”
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