Irish Ferries Fleet movements

[ferryfan]

How long can IF keep Dover a one ship operation? It's all going well at the moment with the ship in good condition and the weather being fairly good. Are there any rumours about additional tonnage being lined up to join IOI?
Meanwhile Swift is back in business today.

[IFPete]

2nd ship planned in September and 3rd in early 2022.

[marsav68]

Any reason why Epsilon takes this scenic route?
Thanks

[IFPete]

Defective Lifeboat

[ferryfan]

Irish Ferries have been ordered by the European Courts of Justice to pay compensation to 20,000 customers who had to change their holidays and/or bookings in 2018 due to the late delivery of WB Yeats full story here on rte.ie
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0902/1244283-irish-ferries-ruling/

[Shipmate]

Thanks for posting that, missed it.  Looks like it will be a while yet before it is finally sorted. Was handled very badly by the senior management.

[Futureskipper]

A child was airlifted from Ulysses on the 28th August, news story link below
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/child-airlifted-irish-sea-ferry-21430399

[ferryfan]

Last scheduled sailing of the season for Swift (weather permitting currently "in doubt") is tomorrow.

[marsav68]

Dublin Swift on her way back to Liverpool this morning.

[A83]

WB Yeats gone to Harland and Wolff for a refit. Epsilon is in Dublin, heading for Cherbourg this afternoon.

[hhvferry]

Blue Star 1 out of service after reportedly hitting the pier in Rosslare. Services currently cancelled up to Sunday evening.

[ccs]

Blue Star 1 out of service after reportedly hitting the pier in Rosslare. Services currently cancelled up to Sunday evening.

Thanks for the info! Was down there earlier photographing Cotentins arrival and was surprised to Blue Star 1 at the berth. .     

[marsav68]

Blue Star 1 out of service after reportedly hitting the pier in Rosslare. Services currently cancelled up to Sunday evening.

Thanks for the info! Was down there earlier photographing Cotentins arrival and was surprised to Blue Star 1 at the berth. .   

If you're a member of below group on FB there is a post about Cotentin. One of the comments shows the large gash on the side of Bluestar. It is someones personal picture, so I don't want to post it myself.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ferriesglobal/

[ferryfan]

Re Blue Star 1, I seen that photo it is some gash, could it be repaired at the berth or will it require a visit to dry dock?

[hhvferry]

Reported she may need to go to Belfast for dry dock but not sure it looks that serious?