News and Updates

We regret to advise passengers that all sailings to Egilsay on Wednesday 14th October have been cancelled.

The 06:50 sailing from Rousay to Wyre and the 07:30 return to Rousay have also been cancelled.

All other sailings are under review.

This is due to the forecasted weather and tidal conditions.

For the latest updates, please see our website and social media.

We would like to advise customers that tomorrow’s 15:00 sailing to Eday / Stronsay is under review … This is due to forecasted weather conditions

We would like to advise customers that tomorrow’s 15:00 sailing to Eday / Stronsay is under review

This is due to forecasted weather conditions

We regret to advise customers that the 13:30 sailing on the Nordic Sea to Stronsay, Sanday and Eday on Wednesday 14th October have been cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We would like to advise customers that tomorrow’s 15:20 sailing to Sanday is now under review

This is due to forecasted weather conditions

We would like to advise customers that tomorrow’s 16:20 sailing to Westray is under review

This is due to forecasted weather conditions

We regret to advise passengers that the Tuesday 13th October cargo sailing to Papa Westraywill sail as schedules, however berthing and cargo operations are weather dependent

We regret to advise passengers that the Tuesday 13th October cargo sailing to Papa Westraywill sail as schedules, however berthing and cargo operations are weather dependent

We regret to advise customers that all sailings on the Nordic Sea on Tuesday 13th October have been cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We are in the process of phoning booked passengers.

We would like to advise passengers that this afternoon's 16:00 sailing from Pierowall to Papa Westray has now been cancelled

All sailings tomorrow, Wednesday 14th October, are now under review

This is due to forecasted weather conditions

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