Bluebridge cancels all Connemara sailings through to Tuesday

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11 Jan, 2026 03:45 AMQuick Read

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MV Connemara, the Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Bluebridge has cancelled all of the Connemara sailings through to Tuesday.

A problem with the winch that controls the stern door led to 200 passengers being stuck for 15 hours on Thursday.

It said it has been working hard to establish a timeframe to
fix the problem, but that is not yet clear.

Further cancellations were possible for next week, and Bluebridge would be contacting affected customers directly.