by Sandy Neil and Kathie Griffths
A plan by CMAL to control all of Oban Bay, including the North Channel, ‘to improve safety’ has been met with suspicion by mariners.
Currently Oban Bay, covering all waters inside of the Isle of Kerrera, has two Statutory Harbour Authorities (SHA), with two harbour masters from Argyll and Bute Council (A&BC) and Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), which owns the west coast and Clyde ferries infrastructure.