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« Reply #90 on: November 19, 2024, 03:47:27 »
I don't suppose Stornoway harbour looks that calm on many days!
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« Reply #91 on: November 19, 2024, 07:57:54 »
https://stmichaelsmount.co.uk/news/the-st-michael-is-unveiled/

Mostly used for staff runs, rather than public usage.
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« Reply #92 on: November 21, 2024, 10:43:41 »
Quote from: grahame on November 18, 2024, 15:35:21
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on November 18, 2024, 15:26:43
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Islanders bid a fond farewell to MV Hebridean Isles




Thanks for posting that, Chris. I had ... wondered ... whether I should but thought I was probably the only one interested.  RONG! ..  Grin

I wonder that they have enough ships left in the fleet - sort of TOC▸ (Train Operating Company) on water limitations, frugality and late delivery of complex new vehicles.   New Glen Sannox ... when?

It appears to have been delivered today for entry into service in January - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew1wxx0d0jo

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The long-delayed ship at the centre of Scotland's ferries saga has been handed over by the Ferguson shipyard, exactly seven years after it was launched.

MV Glen Sannox, destined for CalMac's Arran route, is the first new large vessel for the west coast ferry fleet in nearly a decade.

The ferry operator will now conduct several weeks of crew familiarisation trials before the ship carries its first passengers in January.
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« Reply #93 on: December 30, 2024, 17:09:57 »
Oops! 'Green' ferry emits more CO2 than old diesel ship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87e72yg3o
Hope this will not be the fate of the rumoured electric Isle of Wight ferry
https://onthewight.com/red-funnel-to-add-zero-emission-electric-ferry-for-eco-friendly-isle-of-wight-travel-by-2025/
In the light of the CalMac experience I wonder how far late 2025 will stretch.
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