Engineers prepare to carefully ease Manxman's shaft in again

The Steam Packet Company says work's begun to reassemble its flagship ferry's propulsion shaft.

In an update on its website the company says bearings have arrived on Merseyside from Hamburg, and a special crane has been used to lift the shafts into drydock before they're fitted.

It says the next step is to reassemble and align the shaft system, which is describes as a highly technical stage of the project.

And it adds the repair work is continuing safely and efficiently.