.'' Accidents & Incidents - Page 5 - The Ferry Forums HP10 9TY. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In February 2012, Caledonian Isles was in dry-dock to repair damage sustained in a collision with Winton Pier, Ardrossan. [1] MV Caledonian Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Eileanan Chaledonia) is one of the largest ships owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. has a calmac ferry ever sunk During her repairs, MVHebridean Isles took up service on the Arran crossing, while MVCatriona operated a shuttle service from Claonaig to Lochranza to clear the backlog of traffic unable to board the smaller Hebridean Isles at Ardrossan. MVIsle of Arran, . You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . She has the capacity for 100 passengers. We are lucky at The Herald. Ministers are also currently considering Project Neptune - a review by consultants looking at the roles of Transport Scotland, CalMac and CMAL - to try to make the system work better. But CalMac has a problem - the pace of renewal has been slow and the ageing boats are developing more faults, leading to delays and cancellations. It said: "We have had visitors cancel their holidays, leaving accommodation and activities providers with late cancellations, no fresh food in supermarkets, restaurants struggling to get supplies, visitors sleeping in cars and village halls, visitors re-routed hundreds of milesand the list goes on. Find out more about Safer Travel with CalMac. There was much controversy following the decision to award the shipbuilding contracts to yards outside Scotland. 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We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. [11] From 30 June 2011, the Gourock - Dunoon service was awarded on a passenger-only basis to the newly formed David MacBrayne Ltd subsidiary Argyll Ferries. The ten key vessels are MV Isle of Arran, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Lord of the Isles, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Lewis, MV Clansman, MV Hebrides, MV Finlaggan, and MV Loch Seaforth. MVCoruisk is a 65m (213ft) "sheltered water vessel", operating on the Mallaig to Armadale route in summer, and relieving on the Clyde in winter. Nor is there a quote from a member of the Scottish Executive. [citation needed] In February 2014, MVIsle of Arran once again relieved Caledonian Isles after she broke down. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? [5] The second, Hull 802, is as yet unnamed. An investigation found a failure to replace piston screws during scheduled maintenance may have been to blame. After a month the Caithness linkspan was destroyed by gales; the affair finally cost islanders some (pounds) 7m. . SUNK BY CALMAC - PressReader contact the editor here. He said he had no knowledge of being given special treatment for the larger ferries but accepted that having CalMac's requirements document was an advantage. .''. We need to do something different, because the government isn't interested in helping us. There are four vessels in the fleet which cannot be listed in the above categories. That is what Kerevan presents as hard news. Vessels are owned by the asset holding company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, which is in turn wholly owned by the Scottish Government. The company, based in Drumchapel, has reportedly ceased all trading with its annual results currently overdue by more than two months. they had lost confidence in the senior management team. The new ships will replace 37-year-old MV Hebridean Isles and allow the 11-year-old MV Finlaggan, to be redeployed. During the winter season, Caledonian Isles goes for her annual overhaul, and is commonly relieved by MVIsle of Arran, MVClansman or MVHebrides. The Herald on Sunday revealed that the ferry operator had been secretly hit with 3.5m in performance fines in a year by the Scottish Government agency Transport Scotland as concerns rise about the reliability of Scotlands ageing ferry fleet. MVLord of the Isles is based in Mallaig and serves Armadale and South Uist. MV Hebrides has been withdrawn from service twice because of issues with its fire suppressant system. They have red funnels with black caps that display the Lion Rampant badge with masts in buff. 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Even the newer ships have had breakdowns - CalMac's biggest ship MV Loch Seaforth, built in 2014, was out of action for weeks last year due to engine damage, with knock-on effects hitting many other services. These vessels usually operate on the longer crossings, with high passenger numbers. US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon jets escort plane, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Lochnevis has a surprisingly large vehicle ramp, which dominates her appearance. Duncan Hamilton says he has not spoken to Kerevan for at least three months. Do ferry companies have to refund? - gbmov.dixiesewing.com She said Glen Sannox, for the main Arran route . "For others that can only do a once-weekly shop how can they when we have no supplies on the islands. It would be interesting to see Kerevan's obsession with the profit-motive applied, say, to the police, or our prisons, or the armed forces. Others have already leapt upon Kerevan's vagueness. boeing 767 patriot express. 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To qualify for concessionary SPT ferry fares, you must live permanently (or own, and pay council tax, in respect of a 2nd home) on one of the islands covered by the scheme or live on the . Isle of Arran undertook services from Ardrossan to Campbeltown on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, returning on Friday, Saturday (via Brodick) and Sunday, whilst still operating from Ardrossan to Arran outwith its Campbeltown sailings. Catalog; For You; Scottish Daily Mail. . MVLord of the Isles, MV Loch Seaforth, at 116m (381ft) in length the largest vessel in the fleet, operates on the Ullapool to Stornoway, Lewis crossing. [16], MVArgyll Flyer (244 passengers) and the catamaran MVAli Cat (250 passengers) are passenger-only ferries used on the Gourock - Dunoon service. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. On Friday it emerged the government faces a 5million bill after losing a High Court case related to takeover of Ferguson's. Meanwhile, a contract to deliver MV Glen Sannox and a sister ferry in 2018 won't now be completed until 2023 with costs doubling to 200million. After transport minister Jenny Gilruth convened a resilience meeting with the local MP, MSP, councillors and other stakeholders Alasdair Allan the SNP MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar said the minister agreed to look at whether a compensation scheme can be created from financial performance penalties imposed on CalMac. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.