Businesses are paying the price for poor ferries, say Mull residents

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Businesses are paying the price for poor ferries, say Mull residents
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Residents on Mull say they want the Scottish Government to begin a dialogue with island communities.

Three CalMac services currently sail to Mull. The busiest is the Oban to Craignure route.

It has been hit by a spate of cancellations in recent months after its main vessel, the MV Isle of Mull suffered a series of faults.He highlighted the social impact of disrupted crossings. He told BBC Scotland how a friend had leave the island at 05:00 to attend a 11:00 hospital appointment, as this was the only sailing that had space."We're losing trust in the Scottish Government's ability to manages the agencies involved.

The ferries are meant to serve island communities on CalMac routes in the west of Scotland, but are still not ready despite their price tag nearly tripling to almost £300m. It emerged last week that both ferries have been hit by a further delay, with the Glen Sannox now not ready until the autumn rather than May of this year and hull 802 now due to enter service in the autumn of 2024 instead of March of that year.

The Scottish government said it "welcomes the report" and would "study its findings carefully before issuing a full response to the committee."

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