Ferry cancellation figures revealed by Treasury Minister

Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson says the Manxman cancelled 7.1 per cent of her sailings last year, compared to 2.8 per cent for the Manannan and 1.3 per cent for the Ben My Chree.

He gave the figures in response to a question for written answer from Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse - who asked about Steam Packet cancellations in 2024.

Dr Allinson said 94.7 per cent of sailings had gone ahead - with just 119 cancellations out of 2,261 crossings.

The Ben-My-Chree scrapped two trips out of 158 , the Manannan didn't go 21 times out of 750 and the Manxman missed 96 out of 1,353.