Sailings from Isle of Man rearranged due to Covid-19

The Ben-my-Chree service is set to resume from Saturday morning. Credit: Tom Turner

All of the Ben-my-Chree scheduled crossings from the Isle of Man to Heysham for the next 24 hours have been cancelled due to Covid-19.

Two members of the crew were contacted by track and trace yesterday.

The Arrow will now be used to deliver essential freight this evening instead, with the Ben-my-Chree due to start up again on Saturday morning.

Anyone who was booked on today's crossing is asked to contact the Steam Packet Company on 661661 to rearrange their journey.

Police have said freight services will continue to be picked up by the Arrow, reassuring people "you don't need to all rush to the shops!".

This follows an overnight increase of 65 new cases of coronavirus in the island.


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