Isle of Man Steam Packet Company - Liverpool Fast Craft Service Cancellations 2008 Season

IoMSPCo - Fast Craft Service Cancellations Significant Delays 2008 Season
This page is dedicated to enduring memory of the last traditional Isle of Man Steam Packet ship to serve the Douglas to Liverpool route in almost all weathers - LADY OF MANN.		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 & diversions (BEN-MY-CHREE weather cancellations have also been included.)			*Back yet again by popular demand following a breezy start to the 2008 Fast Craft Season!*
		For Winter Cancellation Information 2005 - 06 - click here For Cancellations during 2006 - 2007 - click here
From March 2008
Date	Ship	Sailing	Status	Notes
March 20	VIKING	22:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions	Passengers transferred to 08:45 BMC
March 21	VIKING	01:45 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
March 21	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
March 21	VIKING	15:30 Douglas - Dublin	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
March 21	VIKING	19:15 Dublin - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
March 28	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Voyage Aborted after 20 minutes due to adverse conditions exceeding forecast	Passengers transferred to 15:00 sailing.
March 28	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions	Passengers transferred to 19:00 sailing
March 29	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Voyage Aborted shortly after departure.	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree via Heysham
March 29	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions	Passengers sent via Heysham and Ben-My-Chree
April 01	VIKING	08:45 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions	Service operated by BEN-MY-CHREE 08:45 / 14:15. The ship's dry docking being delayed to permit the additional sailing.
April 01	VIKING	12:00 Heysham - Douglas	Cancelled - Adverse Conditions
April 05	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Discharge at Liverpool delayed until around 11:45 due to adverse conditions at the Landing Stage
April 05	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Delayed until around 13:00
June 12	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Diverted to Heysham	Diversion due to problems with temporary linkspan at Liverpool which had been installed on June 11.
June 12	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Operated from Heysham
June 12	VIKING	17:45 Douglas to Liverpool	Delayed	Delay due to ongoing linkspan problems at Liverpool.
June 12	VIKING	21:15 Liverpool to Douglas	Delayed	Delay due to ongoing linkspan problems at Liverpool.
June 13	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Diverted to Heysham	Diversion due to problems with temporary linkspan at Liverpool which had been installed on June 11.
June 14	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Operated from Heysham
June 19	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - removal of defective gear box
June 19	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool Douglas	Cancelled
June 22	SNAEFELL	10:00 Douglas - Dublin	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
June 22	SNAEFELL	14:00 Dublin - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
June 22	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
June 22	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
June 22	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
June 22	VIKING	17:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
July 16	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - linkspan works at Liverpool	Replaced by additional 14:00 Douglas to Heysham sailing and 17:00 Heysham to Douglas sailing.
July 16	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - linkspan works at Liverpool
July 16	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - linkspan works at Liverpool
July 16	VIKING	17:30 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - linkspan works at Liverpool
August 01	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - vessel damaged on departure	VIKING moved to Alexandra Dock for repairs.
August 02	SNAEFELL	10:00 Douglas - Dublin	Cancelled - vessel deployed to 07:30 Douglas to Liverpool
August 02	SNAEFELL	14:00 Dublin - Douglas	Cancelled - vessel deployed on 11:15 Liverpool to Douglas
August 03	SNAEFELL	10:00 Douglas - Belfast	Cancelled - vessel deployed to 07:30 Douglas to Liverpool
August 03	SNAEFELL	14:00 Belfast - Douglas	Cancelled - vessel deployed on 11:15 Liverpool to Douglas
August 09	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	retimed to 05:00 to avoid weather
August 09	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	retimed to 09:00 to avoid weather
August 09	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	retimed to 18:00 to avoid weather
August 09	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	retimed to 22:00 to avoid weather
September 03	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - vessel returned lightship to Douglas due to forecast adverse conditions	Passengers transferred to 14:15 Ben-My-Chree sailing.
September 05	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 05	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 06	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 06	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 06	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 06	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
September 30	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree sailing
September 30	SNAEFELL	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions.	Passengers transferred to 14:15 Ben-My-Chree sailing.
October 01	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree sailing
October 01	SNAEFELL	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to 14:15 Ben-My-Chree sailing.
October 10	VIKING	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 10	VIKING	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 19	VIKING	15:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree which subsequently cancelled
October 19	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree which subsequently cancelled
October 19	BEN-MY-CHREE	19:45 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
October 19	BEN-MY-CHREE	02:15 Heysham - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
October 20	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 20	SNAEFELL	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 23	SNAEFELL	07:30 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 23	SNAEFELL	11:15 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 24	VIKING	09:30 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 24	VIKING	12:15 Heysham - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree
October 25	BEN-MY-CHREE	08:45 Douglas - Heysham	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
October 25	BEN-MY-CHREE	14:15 Heysham - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
October 25	VIKING	10:00 Douglas - Liverpool	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree pm sailing
October 25	VIKING	19:00 Liverpool - Douglas	Cancelled - adverse weather conditions	Passengers transferred to Ben-My-Chree pm sailing