Islanders Face Winter Ferry Crisis

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Ferry disruption: Islanders face a 'difficult' winter, says transport minister

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Transport minister Fiona Hyslop warns of a 'challenging and difficult' winter.

She said Caledonian MacBrayne was under intense pressure because of a lack of available vessels.

But she said she was pushing the ferry operator to consider "all options" to maintain services.

Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene accused SNP of having a "brass neck" for blaming CalMac for problems.

Much of the CalMac fleet is now beyond its expected service life. Fiona Hyslop pointed out that six new large vessels are under construction - including Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa which are both earmarked for the Arran route. CMAL has also begun the procurement process to replace seven small ferries, with the contract expected to be awarded next March ..

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