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A new ferry at the heart of a hugely controversial deal to build new ships for the CalMac network could end up being used on the Ardrossan-Arran route, Scottish ministers have said.
(Permalink) Ardrossan Brodick CMAL Caledonian MacBrayne Glen Sannox Hull 802 Newark Shipyard: An October 2022 aerial view from Newark Castle Park of Ferguson's Newark Shipyard from the east. The new 'Glen Sannox' is to the right at the fitting out quay and her sistership, the as yet unnamed se ... |
Our latest maritime heritage story, by Roy Pedersen, looks at the history of the third Glen Sannox ferry and its journeys to Arran.
(Permalink) Glen Sannox PS Glen Sannox [I] TSMV Glen Sannox [III] TrSS Glen Sannox [II] Rothesay Bay: Calmac's 'M.V. Glen Sannox' pictured in Rothesay Bay heading for Wemyss Bay in July 1988.
Newark Shipyard: Looking across the River Clyde to the MV Glen Sannox tied up alongside the Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow on 28 June 2021. The ship is still to enter service with Cal Mac years after being launc ... |
Scottish Government senior officials have insisted there is 'no blank cheque' over the £250m ferry fiasco contract - despite public finance auditors saying ministers were 'committed to pay the final vessel costs regardless of the final price'.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine Glen Sannox Hull 802 Scottish Government Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
One of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's shipbuilding fiasco was involved in a fresh drama as it had to face the rigours of Storm Malik.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine Glen Sannox Storm Malik |
The first of two ships being built for Caledonian MacBrayne at a nationalised shipyard will not be ready before July next year.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Glen Sannox |