Displaying items by tag: Silting at Heysham
Service to Fleetwood 'Not a Viable Option' for Manx Operator
Issues of silting at Heysham Port in England, is a regular issue for the Isle of Man ferry the Ben-my-Chree.
It's unlikely sailing to Fleetwood rather than Heysham would solve the silt problems the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company faces when sailing to Lancashire.
That's from pilot and former Douglas South MHK Paul Quine.
The ferry operator's managing director recently said silting remains a problem for the Ben-my-Chree when entering Heysham.
But Mr Quine believes that issue isn't unique to Heysham.
In addition to Manx Radio's report, scroll down the page to a podcast on the matter.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Make Changes to Schedule On Heysham Route
#ferry - Ferry crossings by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company reports EnergyFM, are being forced to change sailing times to Heysham, this week because of increased silting in the north-west English port.
The company says the sailing time changes are necessary to work around the water depths available and to allow sailing crews to maintain work and rest patterns.
Fastferry craft Manannan will operate two sailings tomorrow, in place of conventional ferry Ben-my-Chree.
The revised schedule is as follows, by consulting directly the ferry operator's website.
