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Scillonian

/ sɪˈləʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Scilly Isles or their inhabitants

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Scilly Isles

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Stuart Reid, CEO of ISSG, said: “We have already added a number of double sailings for Scillonian III throughout August and our forward-planning has meant that there is capacity on our services to ensure customers are able to get to their destination.”

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Two engines on the Scillonian III – the only regular service to the islands by sea – started to fail, and the boat was escorted back to Penzance by the RNLI.

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The Scillonian III has a passenger capacity of 485 and usually completes a return trip once a day between Penzance and the largest of the islands, St Mary’s.

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The islands, which have a population of 2,200, have plane flights six days a week in good weather and a ferry, the Scillonian, which only runs in the summer.

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The Scillonian III has been docked at St Mary's Harbour since its crossing from Penzance on Thursday morning.

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