The travelling public on Arran were unwittingly dragged into a situation this week which was not of their making. Yet no one would tell them what was going on.
Why CalMac could not be open and honest and admit they were looking at using the MV Isle of Arran for cover on the Islay route is a mystery.
Instead customers were simply told they could not make ferry reservations for ‘operational reasons’ leaving the truth to leak out in a series of rumours and half truths.