The 39 year-old Isle of Arran is the oldest vessel in the CalMac fleet.
ANDREW COOKE
The cost of repairs to keep Caledonian MacBrayne’s fleet of more than 30 vessels in operation has tripled in the past decade from £9.5 million in 2011 to £28.6 million in 2021, with a total of over £200 million spent since 2007.