Interislander sailings resuming after severe weather causes cancellations – Scoop.co.nz (press release)

News from KiwiRail Sailings of the Interislander ferries will resume from Thursday morning. Wednesday sailings were cancelled due to severe weather but forecasts show that swells will reduce overnight making early morning sailings possible.

The first sailing is a scheduled freight service leaving Wellington at 06.45am, with the first passenger service leaving Wellington at 9am. Accordingly our first scheduled service ex Picton is 10.45am for Passengers and Freight.

Customers whose travel or freight was delayed have been accommodated on sailings throughout the day and we thank them for their patience. We are always striving to deliver the best possible service, but safety is paramount, Interislander General Manager Operations Mark Thompson says.

For more information about sailings please contact the Interisland Service Desk on 0800 802 802 or info@interislander.co.nz

News from KiwiRail June 13 All Wednesday sailings of the Interislander ferries have been cancelled because of predicted severe weather in Cook Strait, with 7.5 metre high waves expected.

The last ferry to sail from Wellington will leave at 8.30pm today, with the return sailing departing from Picton at 2.30am Wednesday morning.

At this stage sailings are expected to resume at 6.30am on Thursday.

We regret the inconvenience to our customers. We are always striving to deliver the best possible service, but safety is paramount, Interislander General Manager Operations Mark Thompson says.

News from MetService There is a possibility of severe northwest gales in coastal Wairarapa and the Wellington South Coast from late Wednesday morning until Wednesday evening.

Very large, potentially damaging seas are possible about some eastern and southern coasts, including the Wellington south coast.

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