Cromarty-Nigg ferry suspended until 2021 due to coronavirus [Ross-shire Journal]





Date: 17/04/2020

A popular summer ferry linking Nigg and Cromarty is to be grounded for 2020 as a consequence of the Covid-19 outbreak.


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Cromarty-Nigg ferry suspended until 2021 due to coronavirus

Ross-shire Journal

A POPULAR summer ferry linking Nigg and Cromarty is to be grounded for 2020 as a consequence of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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The MV Cromarty Rose on the Cromarty-Nigg ferry crossing, a journey of about 15 minutes, not long after leaving Cromarty and photographed from Nigg. This small vessel operated the service between 1987 and 2009.
Location: Cromarty Pier
Company: Piers, Slips and Staiths
28/09/2009 Ewan Crawford


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