Problems force MV Confederation out of service again
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — An issue with the facility management system in a major engine shut down the MV Confederation on Oct. 16.
Northumberland Ferries Ltd. mentioned there have been variations within the engine output energy for one of many major engines, and out of an abundance of warning the difficulty must be resolved previous to resuming crusing.
All crossings between Wooden Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., have been cancelled for the day.
The engine producer service technician was on board as of Monday morning to research.
“That is unrelated to the technical points that prompted shutdown in the summertime,’’ Kelly Williams, director of company companies, mentioned in an e-mail to SaltWire.
Earlier this yr, the MV Confederation broke down twice as a consequence of issues with two totally different engine components.
On June 17, an element needed to be ordered from Germany, which took three week. The ferry re-entered service on July 1, however the half in one other engine broke the next day and compelled the vessel of service once more till July 10.
By then, a substitute ferry, the MV Saaremaa 1 had arrived for use in the course of the peak summer season schedule and was put into service just a few days later.
That ship was additionally utilized by Northumberland Ferries Ltd. in the course of the 2022 season when an engine room fireplace n July put the MV Vacation Island permantly out of service.
MV Saaremaa 1 accomplished its 2023 service on Oct. 12.
The vessel is presently docked at Caribou, N.S. and was as a consequence of depart for Quebec on Oct 16.
“We have now delayed the vessel to STQ till now we have extra certainty on the MV Confederation management system challenge,” mentioned Williams. “We couldn’t put MV Saaremaa 1 into service (Oct. 16) because the deck modified ramping to suit the route had been faraway from the ship in preparation for the ship’s return to STQ.”
Dave Stewart is a reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He might be reached at [email protected] and on X @DveStewart
