Sailings on the new Glen Sannox ferry will resume two days after crack was found in the ship's hull.CalMac confirmed it would return to service with the 14:50 sailing from Brodick after repairs and testing were successfully completed.

The MV Glen Sannox is expected to return on Sunday after it was pulled from service due to the discovery of a crack in the hull. CalMac confirmed the vessel was removed from service on Friday, just two weeks after returning from planned works. It came after a crack was discovered on a weld seam on the vessel’s hull, which is close to the waterline.

On 13 January, the delayed and over-budget MV Glen Sannox finally made its maiden voyage - from Troon in South Ayrshire to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.

Repairs to a crack on the hull of a ferry have been completed, a ferry operator has said. CalMac said that a preliminary test has indicated that the MV Glen Sannox’s damaged hull, which saw it out of commission over Friday and Saturday, has successfully been repaired.

CalMac confirmed the vessel was removed from service on Friday, just two weeks after returning from planned works.

The new Glen Sannox ferry has been removed from service because of a crack in the ship's hull, according to the ferry operator CalMac. The brand new vessel only began operating in January after being delivered almost seven years late and costing more than four times the original contract price.

THE MV Glen Sannox is expected to return on Sunday after it was pulled from service due to the discovery of a crack in the hull, CalMac has said

The multi-million pound ferry, which only began operating in January, was taken out of service on Friday following the discovery.

The new Glen Sannox ferry is expected to resume sailings on Sunday afternoon following repairs to a hairline crack in the ship's hull. But CalMac confirmed the scheduled morning sailing had been cancelled to allow a second test on the welding work.