Manannan will be ready for Festival of Motorcycling

Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Repairs to the Manannan will occur earlier than originally planned.

It's to minimise ongoing inconvenience to passengers since it suffered a mechanical issue with one of its four engines - adding 20-mins to travel times.

It was planned to take the ship out of service for up to three days in mid-September to allow a full repair to be undertaken.

By committing additional resources, the time has been reduced, and the repairs have been brought forward to 6 August - losing only one Liverpool service.

It's expected to be back in service for the busy Festival of Motorcycling period.