Caledonian MacBrayne has confirmed the MV Loch Seaforth will participate in the New Year’s Day Service to commemorate the centenary of the Iolaire tragedy.
At midday on New Year’s Day, a special Iolaire Memorial Service will take place at the Iolaire memorial at Holm.
Due to the logistics and space constraints, there will be a limited number of people allowed down to the site for the service. CalMac stated the MV Loch Seaforth will sail out into the bay at 11.15am on January 1 to coincide with the service beginning at noon.