MV Glen Sannox, one of the ships at the centre of Scotland's long-running ferries fiasco, has officially entered service. The 102-meter vessel completed its first passenger voyage on Monday, marking a significant milestone after years of delays and cost overruns.
One of the ships at the centre of Scotland 's long-running ferries fiasco has formally entered service. MV Glen Sannox completed its first timetabled passenger voyage on Monday morning, leaving Troon in South Ayrshire just after 6.50am and arriving in Brodick on the Isle of Arran at about 8.15am. It had earlier completed a return test sailing on Sunday.
'MV Glen Sannox's entry into service marks the start of an exciting period which will see six major new vessels enter our service, effectively modernising half of our major vessel fleet.' Read more:How Scotland's ferry fiasco became a national scandalScottish government to invest in Ferguson Marine shipyard Glen Rosa remains under construction at the publicly-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard.
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