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<blockquote data-quote="Annb" data-source="post: 2508153" data-attributes="member: 25851"><p>It seems to me that something as gone awry with Calmac's ability to plan their service adequately. Once upon a time, they would have extra ferries waiting in the wings for emergencies so that the Islands they served weren't left hanging. Now, it seems that their ferries are all so ancient and worn out that they can't do that. The company have had issues for years with sourcing their ships - trying to do it on the cheap (as, I'd guess most shipping companies do) and buying in inadequate vessels. Fore example, the Suilven, which used to serve the Isle of Lewis. She was built for the Baltic where conditions are quite dissimilar to the Minch and she was never a comfortable vessel, especially in bad weather. Even, once, one of her officers simply walked off saying she was a death trap and unstable. She was eventually sold off to a New Zealand company and plied her trade for a few years in southern waters before being scrapped.</p><p></p><p>I would hug the folk on the Isle of Arran, if I could. But it wouldn't help. What they need is a decent ferry service.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annb, post: 2508153, member: 25851"] It seems to me that something as gone awry with Calmac's ability to plan their service adequately. Once upon a time, they would have extra ferries waiting in the wings for emergencies so that the Islands they served weren't left hanging. Now, it seems that their ferries are all so ancient and worn out that they can't do that. The company have had issues for years with sourcing their ships - trying to do it on the cheap (as, I'd guess most shipping companies do) and buying in inadequate vessels. Fore example, the Suilven, which used to serve the Isle of Lewis. She was built for the Baltic where conditions are quite dissimilar to the Minch and she was never a comfortable vessel, especially in bad weather. Even, once, one of her officers simply walked off saying she was a death trap and unstable. She was eventually sold off to a New Zealand company and plied her trade for a few years in southern waters before being scrapped. I would hug the folk on the Isle of Arran, if I could. But it wouldn't help. What they need is a decent ferry service. [/QUOTE]
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