RE: Isles of Scilly Air and Sea Links31 May 2024 19:53
Here you go, LSE. Saw earlier that the smaller one, the RHIB is starting to take up the slack from tomorow. Larger sister looking good though.
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⛴ Progress report: Our new ferry Atlantic Wolff is looking fantastic! ⛴
We are delighted to share the news that our new high speed ferry Atlantic Wolff is reaching the end of her drydocking period and is looking amazing, sporting her new colours inside and out.
Unfortunately, the torrential downpours we have been experiencing over the past few weeks have been very unkind to us with the majority of our efforts being hampered by rain. With the specialist paint coatings we have been applying, it is critical that the correct level of humidity exists, and unfortunately over the past few weeks, the conditions have been a struggle.
This has had the unfortunate knock-on effect of pushing the next stage of our in-water approval process to obtain our Passenger Certificate which means that we will not be in a position to commence sailings as early in June as we had envisaged.
The vessel upgrade work will be completed early next week and she is expected to go back into the water on Wednesday, 5th June. She will remain alongside in Portsmouth where we will undertake test deployment of the emergency evacuation system.
Our New Chief Engineer Bill Dear, from Helston in Cornwall, has joined the Atlantic Wolff this week, and Captain Folkerus Schuiringa, a highly experienced High Speed Vessel Master based in Belfast, joins the ship on Monday when full vessel training will commence.
Whilst things have been slower coming together than we had hoped, we are truly excited by what our new ferry has to offer and feel she will become part of the local community in no time as her bright yellow hull becomes a regular sight on the skyline, making travel between the mainland and islands so much more accessible for day trippers, holidaymakers, and residents alike.
We fully understand that this delay and disruption is not ideal, and we are working round the clock to make this happen. As we have done with the existing bookings to-date, we will look after our customers and honour the price secured for those having made a reservation as alternative arrangements are made. Our team will be in touch shortly in relation to this.
Our current expectation is that we will commence operations in late June and will start taking payments when we have a clearer view on our first crossing date (likely around mid-June).
We look forward to welcoming you onboard Atlantic Wolff very soon, and are really pleased to have received positive initial feedback from passengers who have already made crossings on the Atlantic Express.
Best wishes,
John Wo
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