After 18 months of restore, the deliberate return within the service of a quiet boat has been delayed by the final minute technical hurdle.
MV Caledonian Isals are unable to hold passengers from January 2024, as a sequence of defects that price about £ 11m to repair.
The 32 -year -old ship was because of the resumption of sailors from Ardroson to Arran on Friday morning, however sea assessments revealed a brand new drawback with the ship's gearbox.
Calmac stated it will now be on Tuesday, earlier than the Caldonian Islands might return, however the sailors from the Tron will nonetheless be out there within the meantime.
MV Caledonian Isals had been initially excluded from service in January final yr, when common annual upkeep was detected by extreme metal conflict.
The major restore work months within the dry dock on the Cammel Leard Shipyard in Mercesis require the removing of ship engines.
On the return of the ship in Scotland in September, a gearbox and propeller mistake was detected, and additional investigation in Dale's Marine in Greenock revealed that it was turned behind the ship.
A Calmac spokesman stated the newest gearbox defects had been thought-about comparatively modest and the crews had been working to handle it, however would require additional marine assessments earlier than the ship returns to service.
“While it will be a disappointing news, a two -ot service of Tron will remain for now to ensure that Arran has a reliable service with appropriate capacity,” he stated.
“We do maritime tests to identify and address issues and this is what we have done here.
“This is a protracted street to achieve this level with the MV Caledonian Islands and, within the context of the place we’re, we’re nonetheless satisfied that we are going to look to take its passengers between Ardrosan and broadic.”
From Tron, about 15 miles forward of the south on the Irshire coast might be offered by the brand new Ferry MV Glenn Sannox and Chartered Catmaran Alfred.
With inputs from BBC