A CRUISE ship is due to set sail from Greenock's Ocean Terminal tomorrow after her departure was delayed when she suffered ‘minor damage’ to the hull.
Ocean Endeavour, an Adventure Canada vessel, arrived in the town on Wednesday morning and had been due to leave for a cruise of Scotland’s islands that evening.
But the nine-deck ship sustained a 600mm by 600mm hole, which is being repaired by Dales Marine.
A spokesperson for Adventure Canada told the Tele: “Adventure Canada, the Ocean Endeavour and our guests thank the community of Greenock for such a warm welcome during our extended stay.
“It has been the utmost pleasure to work with Cecile Fleming, Tony McGoldrick and the entire Inverclyde Tourist Group and Peter Sloan, operations manager for the Peel Ports Group, for fabulous service and wonderful hospitality.
“It was a delight to explore Greenock and the surrounding areas.”
Ocean Endeavour was built was built in 1982 by New Szczecin Shipyard in Poland, and was originally named Konstantin Simonov.
She operated in the Baltic Sea before undergoing a major drydock refit in 1988, in which she was transformed into an expedition cruise ship.
The ship is now due to leave Greenock on Saturday morning, with her first stop being in Islay.
From there, she is due to visit locations in the Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney.
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