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David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊My 💔 for my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Scots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scots</a> comrades at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ferguson_Marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferguson_Marine</a> . Just lost out on a yard saving contract. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shipping</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferries</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a>

Jon BowieThe <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferry</a> "Isle Of Mull" sails past the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lismore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lismore</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lighthouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lighthouse</a>

Jim Richmond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷⛳️ 🏉🇪🇺MV Lord of the Isles <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calmac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CaledonianMacBrayne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaledonianMacBrayne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/armadale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#armadale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mallaig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mallaig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/highland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canon</a>

Jon BowieThe <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferry</a> Loch Frisa in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Oban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oban</a> Bay

Jim Richmond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷⛳️ 🏉🇪🇺McCaig’s Tower, Oban <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ArgyllAndBute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgyllAndBute</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calmac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CaledonianMacBrayne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaledonianMacBrayne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mono</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackandwhitephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a>

Jim Richmond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷⛳️ 🏉🇪🇺MV Alfred arriving at Troon. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calmac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/caledonianmacbrayne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caledonianmacbrayne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ayrshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ayrshire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografie</a>

Jim Richmond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷⛳️ 🏉🇪🇺The Road to the Isle of Arran <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calmac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ayrshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ayrshire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotlandinminiature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotlandinminiature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fotografie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a>

Megan<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TheGuardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheGuardian</a> is a tory newspaper in disguise. This story, they cite a tory minister uncritically for their headline. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/05/eyewatering-100m-spent-on-repairs-in-scotlands-ferry-fiasco-over-past-decade" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/05/eyewatering-100m-spent-on-repairs-in-scotlands-ferry-fiasco-over-past-decade</a>The Scottish government saved a shipyard from closure by taking it into public ownership. Tories, and the Guardian apparently, don’t like that.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CalMac</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭‘Green’ ferry will emit more greenhouse gases than the 31-year old diesel ship it replaces. 🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SNP</a> <a href="https://apple.news/AJqYYvmsgRCGN1BWJB0-R5g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apple.news/AJqYYvmsgRCGN1BWJB0-R5g</a>

z3z<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/30DayMapChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#30DayMapChallenge</a>Day 28 - Blue planetThis started as a simple map of CalMac's routes (Scotland's beleagured national ferry company) but it morphed into an homage to vintage travel posters.Made in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inkscape</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TravelPoster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPoster</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a>

🌅Rí Rua🏔️Wow, at least it's not just Calmac that are completely rubbish. It does make you wonder why skilled manufacturing like ferries is consistently behind and over-budget.There's a slight irony that a Ferguson was involved with the Tasmanian ferries. Seems like a surname one should keep away from ferrying.<blockquote>Both the ferry company TT-Line and ports firm TasPorts are state-owned, and in August the infrastructure minister, Michael Ferguson, and TT-line chairman, Mike Grainger, both resigned.</blockquote><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk40rk54p7o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk40rk54p7o</a><a href="https://gts.eunach.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calmac</a> <a href="https://gts.eunach.scot/tags/ttline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TTLine</a> <a href="https://gts.eunach.scot/tags/ferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferries</a>

Kevie 🇬🇧🇨🇾On the ferry now and heading for <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Stornoway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stornoway</a>. Of course the standard morning <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calmac</a> ferry trip must include a full breakfast 🍽️🚢

Peter Brown“Toronto spending $92M on pair of replacement ferriesThe city says the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ferries</a> are between 61 and 114 years old and are beyond the average industry lifespan. This summer, council approved the purchase of two new electric vessels for $92 million, but they won't be delivered until late 2026 and early 2027.”A bit of perspective for the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Corran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corran</a> ferry! And indeed for the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calmac</a> fleet.<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayor-island-ferry-service-safe-1.7343415" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayor-island-ferry-service-safe-1.7343415</a>

Lucy WallaceHoly Crap the MV GLEN SANNOX IS IN BRODICK!!!Is this the light at the end of the tunnel? Or is it more false hope?<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Arran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arran</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ArranFerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArranFerry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calmac</a><a href="https://www.cmassets.co.uk/location/arran-brodick/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cmassets.co.uk/location/arran-brodick/</a>

Reisetagebuch Podcastrb132 – SCO – Umzug über Portree nach Kilmuir auf Skye – 2023-07-16Es heißt wieder einmal packen und weiter ziehen. Wir wollen diese Ecke von Schottland hier bei Mallaig verlassen und nach über 14 Jahren wieder mal auf die Isle of Skye abhängen.Die letzten Jahre haben uns Hinweisschilder und auch Berichte von der mit Touristen überlaufenen Insel davon abgehalten. Es muss da zwischenzeitlich echt schlimm gewesen sein, vor allem für die Einheimischen, während der Hauptsaison.Da ich ja weiß, dass es in UK nette Spaßvögel gibt und das schon seit [...]<a href="https://www.reisetagebuch-podcast.de/wordpress/2024/06/19/rb132-sco-umzug-ueber-portree-nach-kilmuir-auf-skye-2023-07-16/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reisetagebuch-podcast.de/wordpress/2024/06/19/rb132-sco-umzug-ueber-portree-nach-kilmuir-auf-skye-2023-07-16/</a>

Jon Bowie<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferry</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Activity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activity</a> in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bay</a> at <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Oban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oban</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ObanBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ObanBay</a>

Rownaboat<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calmac</a>

Andreas Wiedenhoff<a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Oban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oban</a> to <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Craignure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Craignure</a> on the Isle of <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Mull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mull</a> and back, with <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a>’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 MV <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Coruisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coruisk</a>, built in 2003. On our way we pass the lovely MV Hebridean Princess, lying in port: this is the former MV Columba, a car ferry built in 1964 and transformed into a cruise ship since.

Andreas WiedenhoffGood Morning from <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Oban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oban</a> 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧, with the first batch of <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> ferries to and from the islands coming and going.

Andreas WiedenhoffGood morning from <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Ardrossan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ardrossan</a> 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 Harbour. This is the terminus station for the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/ScotRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScotRail</a> service from <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glasgow</a> Central. The lovely MV Isle Of Arran <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/CalMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalMac</a> ferry, built in the 1980s, makes the connection to <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Arran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arran</a> Island.

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