Long night for Condor passengers

Wednesday 30 October 2019

Passengers on last night's Condor's Clipper and Liberation sailings had a longer trip than expected, with strong winds meaning both ships had to be redirected.

Neither boat was able to dock in the island's waters and both went on to Jersey.

While the Liberation's passengers had to choose between a return trip to Poole or an overnight stay in Jersey, the Clipper made another attempt to reach Guernsey.

Pictured: Passengers left in Jersey returned to Guernsey on the Rapide this morning.

Once again, that attempt was unsuccessful so the Clipper returned to Portsmouth with her passengers onboard. As a result she is running 90 minutes behind schedule today and her routing has been altered to travel Portsmouth-Jersey-Guernsey.

Condor also put on an additional sailing from Jersey to Guernsey this morning using the Rapide for those that were stuck there last night.

If you were on board any of the affected sailings and wish to share your experiences, please comment below or email editor@bailiwickexpress.com.

Pictured top: The Condor Clipper arrived in Portsmouth last night.