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Two terminals add weekend ferries; Saltgate’s start date is disputed

Eastwick Pier has run Saturday and Sunday sailings since 5 September. Saltgate Terminal followed in September, but its public records give two different start dates.

Sima Daro, edited by Leon Bex8 Nov 2026How this was checked
A ferry crossing the strait toward a terminal at first light
A morning crossing toward the terminals on the strait.

Two of the three ferry terminals on the strait now run weekend departures. Corran Quay keeps its weekday timetable, and one of the new services began on a date the records do not agree on.

What changed at each terminal

Eastwick Pier added Saturday and Sunday departures from 5 September, with four sailings on each weekend day, according to the Strait Ferries service bulletin.

Corran Quay keeps a Monday to Friday timetable this season. The council’s transport minutes say no change is proposed until the spring review.

The disputed date

Saltgate Terminal added weekend departures in September, but the two records that mention it give different dates.

What we could not confirm

We could not yet confirm who operates the new weekend sailings. One record names an operator; we will say so once a second record agrees.

Sources

  1. 1
    Strait Ferries service bulletin, section 2Operator bulletin, published 3 Sep 2026Eastwick Pier sailings run seven days a week
    SF
  2. 2
    Saltgate Harbour Board notice, line 3Public notice, photographed at the terminal, published 2 Sep 2026begin Saturday 12 September
    HB
  3. 3
    Corran Council transport minutes, item 6.2Meeting minutes, published 9 Sep 2026will commence on 19 September
    CC
  4. 4
    Corran Council transport minutes, item 6.4Meeting minutes, published 9 Sep 2026remains Monday to Friday
    CC

How this was checked

Each claim was matched to word-for-word excerpts from public records published 1 Aug to 30 Sep 2026. A claim with only one source stays out of the report.

3records7excerpts1dispute
Claim in the report SFStrait Ferries service bulletinOperator bulletin, 3 Sep 2026HBThe harbour board notice as photographed at Saltgate TerminalSaltgate Harbour Board noticePublic notice, 2 Sep 2026CCCorran Council transport minutesMeeting minutes, 9 Sep 2026
01Eastwick Pier, weekends from 5 SepSupported 2 excerpts1 excerpt
02Saltgate, 12 or 19 SepDisputed 12 Sep19 Sep
03Corran Quay, weekdays onlySupported 1 excerpt1 excerpt
Excerpts used322
Supports the claim, with excerpt countGives a different dateNot cited
Held back: claim 04, on who operates the sailings, has one source so far.