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**Title: Technical Glitch Halts Service for Caledonian Isles Ferry** **Content:** The 'Caledonian Isles', a key player on the Ardrossan - Brodick ferry route, recently encountered a technical challen...
**Title: Engine Troubles Disrupt Caledonian Isles Ferry Service** On April 15, the 'Caledonian Isles', a key ferry operating between Ardrossan and Brodick, experienced a significant technical setback...
**Title: 'Caledonian Isles' Ferry Out of Commission Due to Mechanical Issues** The ferry 'Caledonian Isles', which regularly operates the Ardrossan-Brodick route, has been sidelined due to a series o...
**Title: One Ferry Back in Action as Another Faces Technical Setbacks** In a positive development for ferry services, the 'Caledonian Isles' successfully completed its sea trials, marking a significa...
**Title: 'Caledonian Isles' Ferry Grounds Operations Due to Technical Glitch** **Content:** The 'Caledonian Isles', which operates on the crucial Ardrossan-Brodick route, encountered a propulsion sys...
The 'Caledonian Isles' was supposed to be out on sea trials on the afternoon of Feb 15. However, the ferry was experiencing engine problems. It remained stationary at the quay of the Dales Marine in G...
The return of the 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Trroon-Brodick, which docked at the Dales Marine in Greenock for its annual overhaul on Jan 10, 2026, which was scheduled to return on Feb 7,...
The 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Ardrossan-Brodick, suffered a technical issue with the fuel pump which required a repair on dec 19. As a consequence, the following sailings had to be canc...
Due to issues with the Ardrossan linkspan combined with adverse weather, the service of the 'Caledonian Isles', operating on the route to Brodick, and operational requirements as a result of storm dam...
The service of the 'Caledonian Isles' between Ardrossan and Brodick were at a heightened risk of disruption and cancellation due to weather conditions in conncection with technical problems aboard the...
The 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Ardrossan - Brodick, suffered an issue with the port side stabiliser on Nov 28. The stabiliser has been removed from operation. During periods of adverse w...
The 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Ardrossan-Brodick, departed the Inchgreen Dry Dock in Greenock after completion of repairs on the afternoon of Nov 13 and arrived back in Ardrossan at appr...
With efforts to resolve the bow thruster issue of rhe ' Caledonian Isles' ongoing, the current deployment plan for Arran and Islay will remain in place until Nov 14 inclusive. This means that Arran wi...
The ''Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Ardrossan-Brodick, suffered a technical issue with its bow thruster, that required further investigations, on Oct 29. As a consequence, the departure from...
On Nov 2, divers were sent down in the port of Adrdrossan to attendance the the source of the bow thruster issue of the 'Caledonian Isles', but no solution has been found. As a result of the ongoing i...
As the investigations into the technical issue of the starboard side engine of the 'Caledonian Isles' were ongoing at the ferry's berth in Ardrossan on Oct 22, more scheduled sailings had to be cancel...
Due to a technical issue with the stern ramp of the 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Adrossan-Brodick, on Oct 20, the vessel was operating single ended. Vehicles may be required to reverse on...
Services have been cancelled between Ardrossan and Brodick as a result of another technical issue with the 'Caledonian Isles' on OCt 21. The problem, within the vessel's starboard main engine, require...
The 'Caledonian Isles', will be serving the route Ardrossan-Brodick again on Oct 1 following successful sea trials and completion of repairs. The ship had left Troon en route to Ardrossan on Sep 30. I...
The 'Caledonian Isles', after having been out of service since January 2024, returned to North Ayrshire on the morning of Sep 24 and could be back in full service on the Ardrossan to Brodick route wit...
On Sep 17, the 'Caledonian Isles' exited drydock in Leith. The vessel will now undertake a programme of checks and familiarisation that will begin with a few days of trials on the Forth. In June, duri...
Due to ongoing investigations with the 'Caledonian Isles', operating on the route Ardrossan-Brodick in the Imperial Drydock of the Dales Marine Systems in Edinburgh, there is no scheduled service to A...
The 'Caledonian Isles' has left the James Watt Dock of the Dales Marine in Greenock on the evening July 25, as the ferry operator tries to find a solution to technical problems that have kept the ship...
CalMac said on July 22 that the 'Caledonian Isles' would return to dry dock for further repairs which would likely take between eight weeks and four months, prompting a re-think of the winter timetabl...
CalMac is trying to recover millions of pounds of repair costs for the 'Caledonian Isles', which has been sidelined from the Arran route since Jan 2024, The costs has already risen to nearly £11m. The...
After the 'Caledonian Isles' ran into problems during sea trials which unearthed issues with the ship's gearbox, engineers have been working around the clock to get to the root of the problem, with th...
The 'Caledonian Isles' will not return to service by July 7, the date when the 'Alfred' comes off-service for essential maintenance until July 21. Last week, deployment plans were shared for the whole...
The 'Caledonian Isles' has returned to the drydock in Ardrossan on June 20 for further investigations into the ongoing issue with the pressure levels in the propulsion system.. Following attendance by...