The BBC reports that a ferry that entered service with Scottish transport company Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) earlier this year has been temporarily stood down after a crack was detected in its hull close to the waterline.
CalMac confirmed that the Ro-Pax ferry Glen Sannox was removed from service on Friday, March 14, because of the crack, which had caused a "very small amount of water" to enter the vessel's stern near its steering gear.
The company said divers will be employed to inspect the hull of the vessel, which is presently berthed at Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
All of Glen Sannox's scheduled sailings for Saturday, March 15, have also been cancelled. Another ferry was temporarily assigned to the route to accommodate some of the passengers who had been booked on the affected Saturday sailings.
The hull crack is the latest in a series of issues to affect Glen Sannox, which was originally scheduled to enter service with CalMac in 2018 but was only delivered in late 2024.
The ferry's maiden operational voyage in January also needed to be postponed due to issues with some of its onboard systems.