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Ferry and express boat both suffered problems
Due to technical problems, the sailings of both the express boat 'Bergsfjord' and the 'Loppøy', serving on the route Øksfjord-Tverrfjord, were cancelled on Sep 7, 2026. The 'Bergsfjord' had a fault with the passenger lift on board, and was not allowed to sail with passengers without it. The departure on line B320 at 09:22 a.m. from Øksfjord via Storekorsnes to Hasvik was also cancelled due to technical problems with a water pump. The 'Loppøy' had to cancel the departure from Hasvik at 2:05 p.m. due to previous problems with the engine. The departure from Øksfjord at 4.30 was postponed to 5.00 p.m., the vessel will go continuously through Loppa - Sandland - Bergsfjord and further to Øksfjord. Sandland Brygge had to take matters into its own hands when West Loppa was without a connection. The boat "Aquarius" was used to transport passengers to Øksfjord.
Express boat suffered technical problems
The 'Loppøy' had cancel its scheduled trip from Alta to Øksfjord on Oct 27, 2025, at 4:45 p.m., due to technical problems. The ship finally left Bergsfjord afrter troubleshooting at 7.50 p.m.
Propeller fouled by obstruction
The lifeboat "Gjert Wilhelmsen" was called to assist the "Loppøy" in the night of Feb 22, 2017. The express ferry had a fouled propeller due to an obstruction at 5.54 p.m. So the ship could only proceed with one engineRope or yarn remnants could be stuck in the propeller. The ship had sailed from Hammerfest to Hasvik where it berthed at 7.20 p.m. At 8.30 p.m. it berthed at Øksfjord, remaining there since.
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