CalMac said that engineers were onboard the vessel on Wednesday morning working on resolving the issue.
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This month is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the MV Loch Seaforth, the forerunner to its namesake plying the Stornoway to Ullapool route today, and last and only CalMac ferry to be lost.

On the stormy night of 22 March 1973, on its way from South Uist to Oban, the Loch Seaforth struck rocks in Gunna Sound between the Isles of Tiree and Coll, with over 40 passengers and crew on board.
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Indications are that the piston screws on CalMac's Loch Seaforth ferry may have led to debris getting into the oil system.
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A large Caledonian MacBrayne ferry has re-entered service thanks to the work of a Greenock ship repair firm.

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The MV Loch Seaforth will sail on the Ullapool to Stornoway route after major repairs in Greenock.
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The MV Loch Seaforth will return to the Stornoway-Ullapool route on Monday if it passes a 50-hour sea trial.
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The return to service of the large Caledonian MacBrayne ferry currently in Greenock for repairs has been delayed yet again.

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The delayed return of a broken down ferry to the Ullapool-Stornoway route has been pushed back again, and will miss most of the Bank Holiday weekend.
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A broken down ferry which has been out of service for a month will not now return to Ullapool before May 21, but an end to the disruption is in sight.
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Specialist Greenock engineers working on the MV Loch Seaforth ferry say they expect her back in service by the middle of May.
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A relief ferry drafted in to help out on the Ullapool-Stornoway route after the MV Loch Seaforth suffered engine failure has itself suffered a fault.
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One of two ferries serving Arran has been moved to help support sailings on another route following a breakdown.
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The MV Isle of Arran will be temporarily taking over the overnight freight run on the Stornoway-Ullapool route from Wednesday 21 April.
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Hauliers in the Western Isles have piled pressure on the Scottish Government by taking their own initiative to find a charter vessel which would relieve the current crisis in west coast ferry services.
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The ferry operator had hoped the MV Loch Seaforth might be back on its Ullapool-Stornoway route this month.
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Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Loch Seaforth will not return to the Ullapool-Stornoway route until May 4 at the earliest, after its repairs took longer than expected.
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A night freight ferry service will return to the Stornoway-Ullapool route this weekend after its suspension led to severe criticism of operators CalMac.
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The MV Loch Seaforth has been taken off the Ullapool-Stornoway route until at least the end of April.
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Long-serving night captain for CalMac Ferries, Ronnie Nicolson, has reached his silver anniversary status with the ferry operator.
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