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Ferry suffered engine fault
The 'Lovund', serving on the route Træna-Stokkvågen, suffered a fault with one of its main engines on Oct 6, 2026, and had to be removed from the route for troubleshooting. It left Træna the same day enroute to Sandnessjøen. The 'Lurøy' was redirected to theconnection during the day and took over as a substitute on the ferry route with a departure at 5.45 p.m. from Stokkvågen. The 'Sigrid' was inserted into the Stokkvågen-Onøy-Sleneset-Lovund route from the 1.20 p.m. departure from Stokkvågen. Due to rest time regulations, all departures on this route were cancelled after 91.45 p.m. until the departure from Lovund at 05.35 a.m. on Oct 7. On route B (Stokkvågen-Onøy-Sleneset-Lovund), the 'Herøysund' cancelled the departure from Stokkvågen at 3.45 p.m. and return on Oct 6 due to reassignment of crews to another route.
Ferry grounded off Sleneset
On Oct 4, 2015, at 7.15 p.m. the 'Lovund', serving the Stokkvågen-Lovund route and being enroute from Sleneset to Onøya, suffered a rudder failure at Eikstokk Sound and ran aground in North-Solvær with on the whole 26 persons on board, among them a crew of ten. The express boat 'Helgeland', which had been docked in the port, pulled the ship off. At 8.05 p.m. the ferry reached the ferry pier at Sleneset with its own thrusters, where the 16 passengers have disembarked with the ship remaining there until the hull could be examined by a diver or being towed to a shipyard. A Sea King rescue helicopter was also sent from Bodø to assist, as well as the lifeboat "Uni Helgeland" from Brønnøysund which was stood down after the situation was under control. The 'Lurøy' (IMO: 9221047) was inserted by Boreal Transport Nord, starting in the evening of Oct 5 or the morning of Oct 6, as a replacement ferry. Norwegian reports with photos and video: http://www.an.no/passasjerene-evakuert/s/5-4-187089 http://www.hblad.no/lovund-tok-seg-til-land-etter-grunnstoting/s/5-23-17246 http://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/ferge/luroy/grunnstott-ferge-greide-a-ta-seg-inn-til-fergeleie-for-egen-maskin/s/5-42-107029
Repairs of grounding damage completed
The "Lovund" was ready for operational service again and started its first run to Lurøybassenget from Stokkvågen on Apr 15 at 7.30 p.m. after a lengthy repairs following the grounding on Mar 20. The repair was carried out at Westcon Helgeland on Langsetvågen in Nesna. The replacement ferry "Storvågan" could be returned to Boreal Transport Nord. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/article7299176.ece
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