IAN BLACKFORD, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, has called for a transcript of a phone conversation between himself and CalMac’s managing director as the row over the MV Coruisk continues, writes Monica Gibson.
Mr Blackford said he had made a formal request to MD Martin Dorchester to release details of their phone call on June 1, during which Mr Blackford claims to have been told the MV Coruisk would be redeployed to its original Mallaig-Armadale route.
Five days after the call, Cal-Mac released a statement saying no further changes would be made to the timetable. Following the report in The Oban Times, an emergency meeting was arranged by Mr Blackford at which he asked whether Mr Dorchester’s phone calls are recorded.