THE Spirit of Tasmania will take to the seas again tomorrow after the repaired hull passed inspections.

The scheduled 9am ferry will be slightly delayed, departing at 10am from Port Melbourne. Delays will continue through the week, with updates on the company’s website.

The 28,000-tonne vessel has been docked since Wednesday after wind gusts of 100km/h caused the ship to crash into the car bridge at Station Pier before drifting towards the shore.

Spirit of Tasmania chief executive officer Bernard Dwyer said employees and contractors had worked “around the clock” to get the vessel back in service.