Reviews & Ratings for the Karlsoyfjord

The ferry operator Boreal announced on Nov 11, 2025, at 12:48 p.m. that the 'Karlsøyfjord', serving on the route Molde-Vestnes, had suffered technical problems and was removed from the A route. The ship left Furneset at 12:50 p.m. without cars or passengers enroute to the Stor Quay in Molde. Personnel went on board to troubleshoot. At 2:37 pm. it was announced that a reserve ferry had to be inserted, and the sailings were resumed at 4:50 p.m., departing from Vestnes. The 'Karlsøyfjord' remained stationary in Molde as of Nov 12.

The "Ryfylke" had to start an unplanned yard stay due to vibrations of the propulsion gear. In the meantime, the "Stord" was inserted in the Tau connection also this week.

On May 30, 2017, at 1.20 p.m. the "Ryfylke" encountered technical trouble in Stavanger and was sidelined for repairs. Norled replaced the ferry with a fast boat and the "Gloppen" on the route between Stavanger and Tau in the afternoon. The ferry returned to normal operation with the departure from Stavanger to Tau at 4.40 p.m. after the technical issues were resolved. Already last week, the gas ferry had to be taken out of operation after problems with the control system on one engine. Now it was the other engine which had a signal error so specialists checked the control system.

In the morning of Oct 2, 2015, the "Ryfylke" suffered propulsion problems and had to be taken in tow by a tug. The ferry had passed Lindøy Sound when it got into trouble and was oulled back to Stavanger with the passengers on board. At 10 a.m. a replacement ferry was inserted, but the Tau ferry service was operating at a reduced capacity until further notice. Norwegian report with photos: http://www.aftenbladet.no/trafikk/Tau-ferja-ma-slepes-til-land-3782370.html