Businesses in Douglas are now counting the cost after their tap water supply was contaminated.
Cafes and restaurants were among the businesses hit when sea water and oil were accidentally pumped into their fresh water supply during the washing down of the Ben-my-Chree.
As the Examiner reported, a joint statement was released earlier this week by the Steam Packet Company and Manx Utilities Authority (MUA) apologising to people affected by the incident.
Directors Nigel and Phil Taylor, who manage Little Fish Café on North Quay, said their staff faced a ’very difficult service’ on Thursday last week when the contamination was discovered.
’We also weren’t able to sell coffee.
Instead we gave our customers instant coffee using water from bottles and had to buy ice for our cocktails and cold drinks,’ he added.
’Luckily the bread was already made before the contamination happened.
The MUA has declined to say whether it has a compensation policy but told the Courier that customers should contact them with any complaints they may have.
The MUA is still investigating what exactly contaminated the water.
The Steam Packet said that it was ’updating’ the way it was working to avoid it happening again.