More ferry disruption due to Irish Sea gales

All Sunday morning's ferry services were cancelled

Gales brought by Storm Kathleen have caused further disruption to ferry travel to and from the Isle of Man.

Sunday’s daytime crossings of the the flagship vessel to Heysham and the fast craft's morning services to Liverpool were scrapped.

The Manannan's afternoon sailing has been pushed back by more than six hours to 19:30 BST and the evening's journey by the Manxman has been delayed by half-an-hour to 20:30 with a knock-on effect on its overnight return.

That follows the cancellation of all Isle of Man Steam Packet Company journeys on Saturday.

The horse tram service was suspended after waves brought debris on to the track

While the majority of flights to and from the island resumed, there was some disruption to flights to London Heathrow and Dublin earlier.

Due to the strong winds being coupled with high spring tides, Ronaldsway Met Office had also warned of potential coastal overtopping and minor inner harbour flooding.

Debris washed onshore on Douglas Promenade led to the suspension of the horse tram service, which runs along the seafront.

A further yellow warning of coastal overtopping has been put in place between 21:30 on Sunday and 01:30 on Monday.

A warning for inner harbour flooding around the time of high tide on Monday has also been put in place from 10:00 until 14:00.

Forecasters said the areas most at risk were the Tongue and Lake Road in Douglas, including the car parks riverside of Lake Road, and flood defences need to continue to be deployed in Castletown.

There was also a small risk of some flooding at Mezeron Corner and West Quay in Ramsey, they added.