Another wild old day, with gale force winds from the south. The removal of the fish box and the insertion of a nut and bolt into the rope guard seems to have helped a lot with the vibration.
All was going well until early afternoon when we couldn't raise the aft ramp after loading at Oban. The fault was tracked down to one of the hydraulic units that supplies the power to the aft winches and the rams on the ramp to raise and lower it. Fortunately our busy Chief Engineer was on the job and we were off again after about 45 minutes. We were now running so late we cancelled one of the round trips from Craignure, this allowed us to catch up with the timetable and we were able to get folk to Oban for the 18:10 train back to Glasgow. This is a priority for us as this is the last train of the day.
As compensation to the people that had their sailing cancelled they were allowed to sail for free on the Loch Aileen ferry across to the mainland. A lot further to drive but they would be back into Oban quicker than waiting for us and saved the fare.
When we arrived in Oban I was despatched down to the bar to attend to a gentleman who had collapsed with chest pains. Glad I did my first aid course last year and fortunately the paramedics attended quickly and treated the gent for a suspected coronary attack. Eventful day really.
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