Due to the increased strong winds and a large overnight swell in St Mary’s, the scheduled sailing on Friday 21st February will be delayed until the morning of Saturday 22nd February.

Updated Schedule:

Friday 21st February

Cargo will be loaded as normal in Penzance.

Saturday 22nd February

Depart Penzance at 09:15

Load/unload on arrival in St Mary’s with return to Penzance on the same day.

Estimated arrival back in Penzance 22:30.

Sunday 23rd February

Cargo will be unloaded in Penzance at 09:30.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Penzance Quay: 01736 334249

St Mary’s Quay: 01720 424230

We will continue to provide updates via email, our Twitter page, and our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Following the work performed on the hull, the replacement of the inflatable tubes and installation of new engines, Swift Lady was independently surveyed as scheduled in Falmouth last Thursday. The surveyor has identified additional work required to Swift Lady before they can issue the vessel’s certificates and release the vessel for service.

Our contractors commenced the work immediately following the conclusion of the survey and have worked over the weekend to ensure Swift Lady returns to service as soon as possible. Following a progress update today (Monday 17^th February) it is anticipated that the additional work will take a further 7 days to complete due to parts required which were shipped over the weekend. The vessel will then need to be surveyed and then shipped to Scilly.

We are therefore estimating that the vessel will return to service for the week commencing Monday 3^rd March. We apologise for the delay in return to service of Swift Lady but we are confident that the investment and time taken on this vessel now will deliver improved resilience and reliability to the off-island freight service.

We would like to inform you that Lyonesse Lady will be out of service on Monday 10th February to undergo a Mecal Survey.

As Swift Lady will not be back in time to provide cover, we have arranged for St Mary’s Harbour to assist with the postal service, ensuring the high demand for flower deliveries ahead of Valentine’s Day is met.

Lyonesse Lady will return to service on Tuesday 11th February.

We appreciate your understanding and will keep you updated on any further developments.

Swift Lady Operational Update

We’d like to share an update on the ongoing repair work to Swift Lady. We’ve been working closely with Falmouth Boat Co (FBC), which is overseeing the process.

The vessel’s hull repairs were completed by FBC, and Swift Lady was then transported to a specialist contractor in Dartmouth for tube replacements. We’re pleased to confirm that this work has now been completed and tested. Today (Monday 3rd February), Swift Lady will be transferred back to FBC’s boatyard in Falmouth for new engines to be fitted.

Once installed, an independent surveyor will carry out a final inspection before the vessel is shipped back to Scilly. We are aiming to have Swift Lady back in service from the week commencing 17th February and will continue to keep you updated over the next 14 days.

Due to the forecast weather conditions, adjustments have been made to Gry Maritha’s schedule as follows.

The scheduled sailing on Wednesday 29th January and the return sailing on Thursday 30th January have been cancelled.

All chilled, frozen, and perishable freight booked on these days has been cancelled and will need to be rebooked.  Non-perishables will be accepted and loaded as usual for the next scheduled sailing.

For any enquiries, please contact:

Penzance Quay: 01736 334249

St Mary’s Quay: 01720 424230

We will continue to provide updates via email, our Twitter page, and our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to maintain services in challenging conditions.

Due to the forecast weather conditions, adjustments have been made to Gry Maritha’s schedule as follows.

The scheduled sailing on Monday 27th January and the return sailing on Tuesday 28th January have been cancelled.

All chilled, frozen, and perishable freight booked on these days has been cancelled and will need to be rebooked.  Non-perishables will be accepted and loaded as usual for the next scheduled sailing.

For any enquiries, please contact:

Penzance Quay: 01736 334249

St Mary’s Quay: 01720 424230

We will continue to provide updates via email, our Twitter page, and our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to maintain services in challenging conditions.