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Truck leads to late departure of Manannan

Vessel departs over 45 minutes behind schedule

It's understood a truck's position near the rear doors of the Manannan was the cause of this morning's late ferry departure.

The vessel - covering the Heysham service while the Ben-my-Chree is in dry dock for its annual service - departed shortly before 9am, almost an hour behind the scheduled departure time of 8am.

Her return sailing is still scheduled for midday departure.

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