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.

The MV Glen Sannox returned 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.

A ferry that was almost seven years late entering service, the troubled Glen Sannox has been taken out of service after just two months because of a crack in the ferry's hull.

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.

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.

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