and Arran. A breakdown on 17 June 2010 took Clansman out of service for crankshaft repairs and problems found during reassembly of the engine resulted in an extended disruption to services. CalMac tried to arrange a replacement vessel, but none could be found for lease. Out of action for six weeks, Clansman returned to service later in the summer and ran extra services in August for the Barra Fest music festival. However, she broke down again en route to Barra after the port engine developed a fault. Repair was effected quickly, but the event caused further disruption at the busiest time of the year. Since April 2016, Clansman serves Coll, Tiree and Colonsay from Oban, with operating a daily dedicated service to Castlebay and serving Lochboisdale from Mallaig, ending South Uist's direct link with Oban. From 30 September to 17 October 2016, Clansman relieved on the Uig triangle in place of after the latter was sent to dry dock to repair damage sustained in a collision in Lochmaddy Harbour. In February 2018, Clansman carried out berthing trials at the new Brodick ferry terminal and Troon before taking over the Ardrossan-Brodick ferry crossing while undertook berthing trials at Troon. After the berthing trials, Clansman went to the Garvel dry dock at the James Watt Dock in Greenock for her annual overhaul. While berthing there, she clipped a bank and severely damaged a propeller and prop-shaft. The damage meant that the overhaul took significantly longer than planned, delaying the overhaul of . Parts of the propulsion system were sent to a specialist firm in Denmark and new propeller blades were made from scratch. From February to May 2018, Clansmans routes were operated by . Temporary repairs were effected allowing Clansman to cover the overhaul of Hebrides, relieving on the Uig triangle. After returning briefly to Oban for a fortnight, Clansman returned to Garvel dry-dock at Greenock on 2 June for the repairs to be completed. She returned to service at Oban on 9 June. During Clansman's annual overhaul in February 2022, unexpected corrosion was found to steelwork on board leading to the replacement of fifty square metres of steel. This severely delayed Clansman's return to service, which had major knock-on effects across the rest of the fleet, including delaying the overhaul of Hebrides. See also Caledonian MacBrayne fleet References External links Calmac website Barra Caledonian MacBrayne 1998 ships Oban