Just last week I shared the news of the old Islay ferry MV Hebridean Isles upcoming retirement. To my understanding that can’t be pushed out, as its certificate expires in November. That could potentially create some issues as news emerged today that the replacement, the new Islay ferry MV Isle of Islay, is going to be delayed:
- New Turkish-built CalMac ferry delayed by two months
- New CalMac ferry built in Turkey delayed until ‘end of year’
You can also read the Interim Update on MV Isle of Islay on the Scottish Parliament website.
Not the news anyone wanted to hear, hopefully Calmac can somehow work around this delay without significant impact to the lifeline ferry service.
