All Saturday ferries cancelled due to Storm Amy

Thursday, 2 October 2025 16:22

The Steam Packet’s announced the cancellation of several sailings on Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4 due to Storm Amy.

All sailings have been cancelled on Saturday.

Others are being rescheduled because of the gales.

Manxman's 1.42pm return from Heysham to Douglas on Friday has been cancelled, as has her 7.15pm journey back to the port.

Meanwhile the ferry's 8am sailing to Heysham that morning is currently scheduled to depart half an hour earlier.

And the Manannan's 3pm crossing from Douglas to Liverpool on Friday will instead depart at 7am.

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