Source: Radio New Zealand
The Connemara RNZ/Anthony Phelps
Bluebridge has cancelled a week’s worth of sailings on one of its Cook Strait ferries due to a technical fault, and there’s no word on when it’ll be fixed.
The fault was found on the Connemara on Saturday morning.
On Thursday, the company’s website said it had canned trips up to and including Friday “while the ship awaits regulatory requirements to resume sailing”.
A spokesperson for Bluebridge owner StraitNZ, Will Dady, said on Wednesday engineers were doing everything they could to fix it ahead of the weekend.
RNZ has asked what the problem is and how many customers are affected, but has not had a response.
Are you affected? Email lauren.crimp@rnz.co.nz
The ship usually sails four times daily between Wellington and Picton.
Bluebridge only has one other ship, the Livia.
The company was putting freight and passengers on other sailings where possible or offering refunds, Dady said.
“We’re disappointed about the disruption caused and apologise to our customers unreservedly.”
Sailings on the same ferry were also cancelled earlier this month because of a technical fault.
Meanwhile, Interislander said vehicle spaces on its ferries was in high demand this month, but there was still room for foot passengers on many saillings.
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