Passengers on the Scillonian had a traumatic trip today when the journey took nearly seven hours to arrive on the islands.
The boat was taking 188 people to the islands but due to bad weather it could not dock by the quay. The 150 daytrippers had 45 minutes on St Mary’s before the boat turned back to Penzance.
It is believes that several families were suffering from sea sickness but according to the Tourist Information Centre most people braved the journey back.
Scilly is experiencing bad weather conditions at the moment with force 7 gales and rough seas.