The MV Isle of Mull entered dry-dock at the end of November, but still remains in Aberdeen after the discovery of extensive decay in some hull voids.
Initially this did not threaten Mull services, since we had Frisa-only programmed to last until January 26th. Now however an extension to the time needed to complete the steel replacement means she will not be available to take up service as originally planned on Jan 26th.
IOM is not now scheduled to be back in service until Feb 9th, meaning that the current spell of Frisa-only service will be extended an extra two weeks until then.
On a separate topic, we are also still seeking some further timetable tweaks that will restore missing train connections, but it is taking longer than anticipated.