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Annual cost of repairs to CalMac fleet triples in 10 years

Total spending on repairs has risen beyond £200m since 2007

Insider UK

Annual cost of repairing CalMac ferries triples in 10 years - reaching over £28m last year

The total spending on repairing the fleet has gone beyond £200million since 2007.

Daily Record

T in the Park was almost held on idyllic Ayrshire island until one flaw was discovered

The major music festival was being considered for the region in the early days.

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Disgraced former SNP minister Derek Mackay invited to appear at CalMac ferry fiasco committee

Derek Mackay was Transport Minister when the contract was approved to build two ferries at the Port Glasgow shipyard.

Daily Record

Ferry services to Scottish islands at ‘all-time critical situation’

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee hears from groups representing island communities

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Disrupted ferry services have led to 'all-time critical situation' for islanders

DISRUPTED and unreliable ferry services have caused an “all-time critical situation”, representatives of Scotland’s island communities have…

The National (Scotland)

BBC platform arch-Unionist with 'axe to grind' without revealing affiliations

THE BBC has come under fire for presenting an arch-Unionist former Labour minister with an “axe to grind” against the SNP without revealing his…

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Derek Mackay breaks silence over CalMac ferries debacle

FORMER minister Derek Mackay has broken his silence on the so-called ferries fiasco, in a five-page letter detailing his version of events.

The National (Scotland)

Island residents call out ferries for favouring holidaymakers over locals

SCOTTISH island residents are calling for an overhaul of CalMac’s ticketing system as locals say it is too hard to get aboard ferries in peak…

The National (Scotland)

Tourists 'forced to sleep in cars' and 'struggled to get food' after Scots ferry breakdown

Travellers were reportedly stuck in Harris and Lewis with no accommodation, 'struggling to even get food due to the crisis with lack of staff in food businesses'.

Daily Record

McColl calls new CalMac ferries 'obsolete'

Former Ferguson shipyard owner takes aim at the SNP during a session of the Public Audit Committee

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Jim McColl claims Derek Mackay ordered secret ferries meeting on contract dispute

THE business tycoon at the centre of the row over two overdue CalMac ferries has claimed Derek Mackay held a secret meeting with him about the…

The National (Scotland)

New CalMac ferries are 'obsolete' and will spew out 'poisonous' gases, claims Jim McColl

Business tycoon Jim McColl took aim at the SNP government over its handling of the ferries fiasco during an evidence session of the Public Audit Committee at Holyrood.

Daily Record

John Swinney rejects claim ferry contracts were awarded for political gain

JOHN Swinney has dismissed claims that controversial CalMac ferry contracts were awarded by the Scottish Government for political gain.

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Disgraced SNP Minister Derek Mackay invited to give evidence on his role in CalMac ferry fiasco

The former Transport Minister who is being held responsible by the SNP government for signing off on the controversial ferry contracts is being asked to give his side of the story.

Daily Record

Scots islanders left with no ferry service after CalMac hits pier

The MV Hebrides struck Lochmaddy pier in North Uist on Wednesday night - resulting in a number of cancelled sailings.

The National (Scotland)

Key document in CalMac ferry saga is FOUND, SNP transport minister announces

THE key document which was believed missing in the ferries debacle which explained why the Scottish Government took the risk with the project has…

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Nicola Sturgeon’s claim about ferries yard ‘is a lie’ - says Jim McColl

The businessman also disputed the First Minister’s claim about how many jobs were saved by the ferry contract

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Government branded 'corrupt' over missing CalMac ferry documents

Labour and Conservative MSPs take aim at Ivan McKee over the latest instalment in the Ferguson ferry saga

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Ferguson Marine chief executive reveals plan to turnaround failing shipyard

The nationalised yard is bidding for work from CalMac, North Star Renewables, BAE and Babcock

Daily Record

SNP Government branded 'corrupt' over 'missing' CalMac ferry documents

Scottish Labour's Daniel Johnson took aim at Ivan McKee in the Scottish Parliament earlier today over the fiasco.

Daily Record

CalMac chief apologises for old ferries making life 'intolerable' for Scots islanders

Robbie Drummond lamented over the issues on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme.

The Guardian - UK

Housing crisis and ferries ‘nightmare’ in focus in North Ayrshire elections

Council elections will be contest between SNP’s national programme and Scottish Labour’s local record

Daily Record

Troon harbour berths ready for Arran ferry as major milestone reached

Troon harbour owner Associated British Ports (ABP) have confirmed upgrades to allow CalMac ferries to dock have been completed as they set sights on shoreside improvements.

Daily Record

Scots man left in lurch after too-late ferry text leaves him 86 miles from car

Calum MacLachlainn had just set off from Mallaig to Uist when he got a message from CalMac saying the next day’s return trip would be diverted.

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