'Smoke Found' in Machinery Space Caused Emergency Procedures on Manxman

Steam Packet Investigates After Smoke Detected Onboard Manxman

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has confirmed that smoke detected in a machinery space on board the Manxman led to the cancellation of Tuesday morning’s sailing to Heysham. The incident happened during the vessel’s 02:15 crossing from Heysham to Douglas on August 19. The ferry firm says that standard safety procedures were activated during the incident, with passengers mustered at emergency stations and the shoreside emergency response proc…

'Smoke found' in machinery space caused emergency procedures on Manxman

Investigations into the cause of the incident are underway

Manxman incident sparked by smoke in engine room as ferry firm issues update

Passengers were mustered to emergency stations on board