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Ben-my-Chree: Repairs completed and sailing again

Last night; Ben-my-Chree: Photo credit to the Fire and Rescue Service

Repairs have been completed to the Ben-my-Chree's propeller system and the boat is now sailing again.

Last night the vessel got into difficulty as it made its way into Douglas Harbour - Steam Packet chief executive Mark Woodward explains what happened: 
 
 
Passengers were stuck on the boat for four hours - engineers then spent the night and this morning working to get it back up and running. 
 
Sailings today will run with a delay - so passengers are being asked to look for their new check-in times. 
 
Mr Woodward says it's difficult to identify what caused the problem: 
 

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