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The shipyard row that could sink the SNP government

The shipyard row that could sink the SNP government
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Not so ship shape: Over half of CalMac s lifeline ferry fleet now operating past their life expectancy

MORE than half of Scotland s lifeline ferry network is operating outwith its working life expectancy leading to new calls for a shake-up of the crisis-hit services. The Herald can reveal that a new analysis shows 16 of the state-owned ferry operator s 31 working ferries deployed across Scotland is now over 25 years old. It comes as the network was hit with further disruption through new ferry breakdowns over the last month - and a fifth delay to the completion of repairs to CalMac s biggest ferry MV Loch Seaforth. It now not expected back in service till this May 28 at the earliest, having been pulled in for engine work a month ago.

Sturgeon accused of culture of waste after £100m ferry loss

Nicola Sturgeon accused of ‘culture of waste’ after £100m ferry loss Port Glasgow s Ferguson Marine was nationalised by Scottish ministers following a row over delays and cost overruns 30 April 2021 • 11:50am Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of presiding over a “casual culture of waste” after a Port Glasgow shipyard nationalised by the SNP racked up £100m of losses in just four months. The 118-year-old Ferguson Marine yard on the Firth of Clyde was taken into public ownership in December 2019 after collapsing into administration following a failure to build two ferries meant to link Scottish islands to the mainland. Scotland s public spending watchdog has said it will launch an investigation into the fiasco at the company, which is being run by a turnaround expert who the Scottish government is paying £790,000 a year - making him one of the top-earning public officials in Britain.

CalMac ferry network in crisis with eight routes facing disruption

PREMIUM National scandal : Four lifeline Scots ferries break down in three weeks and replacement can only take four lorries SCOTLAND S lifeline ferry network is in crisis ahead of the easing of lockdown with four vessels breaking down in the space of three weeks and a replacement freight service that can only take four lorries, the Herald can reveal. Campaigners have have said that heads should already have rolled over the state of the nation s ferry services describing it as a national scandal . CalMac s largest ferry MV Loch Seaforth has been taken off the Ullapool-Stornoway route to be taken into dry dock for major engine repairs.

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