GRANVILLE has been sidelined following engine problems © Alan Blunden
Manche Iles Express’ high-speed passenger service to Sark suspended until mid-August
jul 30 2018
High-speedFrench fast ferry operator Manche Iles Express’ service from Normandy to the Channel Island of Sark, via Jersey, has been suspended until mid-August at the earliest due to overrunning main engine problems with the company’s 2006-built 41m monohull GRANVILLE. The 245-passenger capacity, Singapore-built vessel is currently in the French port of Cherbourg awaiting spare parts for one of its three Caterpillar C32 main engines.
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