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IoMSPCo - Fast Craft Service Cancellations 2006 - 2007

This page is dedicated to enduring memory of the last traditional Isle of Man Steam Packet ship to serve the Douglas to Liverpool route in almost all weathers - LADY OF MANN.

Cancellations and significant delays on Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fast craft sailings are recorded below.

(BEN-MY-CHREE cancellations have also been included.)

For Winter Cancellation Information 2005 - 06 - click here

Press Comments - click here

Passenger Comments - click here

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Back by popular demand for Winter 2006 - 2007 and continuing into the summer season The Isle of Man Steam Packet  Cancellations and Delays Page!

From September 25, 2006 - SEA EXPRESS I
Date Sailing Status Notes
September 25 07:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - Technical Problems Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree Douglas to Heysham
September 25 11:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - Technical Problems Passengers transferred to 14:15 Ben-My-Chree Heysham to Douglas
September 25 14:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - Technical Problems Passengers transferred to 19:45 Ben-My-Chree Douglas to Heysham
September 25 18:30 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - Technical Problems

Passengers transferred to 02:15 Ben-My-Chree Heysham to Douglas

September 27 14:30 Douglas - Belfast Cancelled - adverse conditions Sailing rescheduled to 06:30 on September 28
September 27 18:30 Belfast - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Sailing rescheduled to 10:30 on September 28
September 28 07:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled to facilitate Belfast sailing postponed from previous day

Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree Douglas to Heysham

September 28 11:00 Liverpool - Douglas

Passengers transferred to 14:15 Ben-My-Chree Heysham to Douglas

October 26 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 Douglas to Heysham which departed late at 09:15
October 26 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 Heysham to Douglas
October 31 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 Douglas to Heysham
October 31 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 Heysham to Douglas
November 11 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree Heysham to Douglas
November 11 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to an additional sailing operated by the BEN-MY-CHREE from Heysham. The vessel had not been scheduled for an evening / morning sailing on November 11 / 12.
November 18 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 Ben-My-Chree Heysham to Douglas.

SE1 sailed light ship during the afternoon for Liverpool to operate the 19:00 to Douglas.

November 19 08:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - forecast adverse conditions.  
November 19 14:15 Heysham - Douglas

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
November 19 15:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions  
November 19 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions  
November 25 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
November 25 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 02:15 Heysham - Douglas
December 01 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Delayed departure to 09:00 - adverse weather conditions  
December 01 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Delayed depature to 13:00 - adverse weather conditions  
December 02 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse weather conditions  
December 02 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse weather conditions  
December 02 20:00 Heysham - Douglas

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
December 03 02:15 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
December 03 08:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
December 03 14:15 Heysham - Douglas

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
December 03 15:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 19:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
December 03 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 02:15 Heysham - Douglas
December 10 15:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 19:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
December 10 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 or 02:15 Heysham - Douglas
December 29 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 Douglas to Heysham
December 29 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 Heysham to Douglas
December 31 08:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
December 31 14:15 Heysham - Douglas

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
January 01 15:30 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 19:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
January 01 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 02:15 Heysham - Douglas
January 10 19:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
January 11 02:15 Heysham - Douglas

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions  
January 11 08:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
January 11 14:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
January 12 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
January 12 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 Heysham - Douglas
January 13 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
January 13 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to 14:15 Heysham - Douglas. No scheduled 02:15 sailing Sunday.
January 18 08:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
January 18 14:45 Douglas - Heysham

BEN-MY-CHREE

Cancelled - adverse conditions.  
January 20 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 08:45 BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
January 20 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse weather conditions Passengers transferred to 02:15 (Sunday) Heysham - Douglas
February 03 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to 02:15 (Sunday) Heysham - Douglas
February 04 15:30 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI  
February 04 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI  
February 09 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 09 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 10 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 10 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 11 15:30 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 11 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 16 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 16 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 17 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 17 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 18 15:30 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 18 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 23 08:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 23 12:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 24 09:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 24 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
February 25 15:30 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing to Heysham
February 25 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled -  collision damage to SEI Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE sailing from Heysham
A new Douglas to Birkenhead service was operated on Saturdays and Sundays from March 03/04, 10/11, 17/18 by the BEN-MY-CHREEE

As a consequence the 08:45 sailings Douglas to Heysham and 14:15 sailings Heysham to Douglas did not operate on Saturdays and Sundays.

SuperSeaCat Two
May 18 15:00 Douglas - Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE 19:45 to Heysham
May 18 19:00 Liverpool - Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions Passengers transferred to BEN-MY-CHREE 20:15 Heysham
May 19 07:00 Douglas - Liverpool Departure delayed until 08:50 due to adverse conditions

Arrived Liverpool 13:37 after technical problems had reduced her to two engines.

 
May 19 11:15 Liverpool to Douglas Departed 14:45 - 3.5 hours late!  
May 19 17:45 Douglas to Liverpool Arrived Liverpool 21:57 (scheduled 20:15)  
May 19 21:15 Liverpool to Douglas Departure delayed until 23.22  
September 23 07:00 Douglas to Belfast Cancelled - engine trouble  
September 23 10:45 Belfast to Douglas Cancelled - engine trouble  
September 24 07:30 Douglas to Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions  
September 24 11:15 Liverpool to Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions  
September 24 15:00 Douglas to Liverpool Cancelled - adverse conditions  
September 24 19:00 Liverpool to Douglas Cancelled - adverse conditions  
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