The Ben-my-Chree will not sail tonight after its sailing to Heysham and subsequent return service have been cancelled.

The Steam Packet has announced the planned 7.45pm sailing to Heysham has fallen victim to the strong winds forecast for tonight into Tuesday morning.

As a result of this, the 2am return sailing from Heysham to Douglas is also cancelled.

A decision on the 8.45am sailing to Heysham and 2.15pm return sailing on Tuesday will be decided by 7am Tuesday morning.

The company ask passengers to call reservations on 661661 or 08722992992 for further information.

While this means the Examiner won’t be in shops tomorrow morning, readers can buy a digital edition by clicking on the link at the top of www.iomtoday.co.im.