The ferry operator began hiring a crew last year for Glen Sannox which is still being built at Ferguson Marine.
Ferry operator CalMac has run up a £1.6m bill for crewing costs for the Glen Sannox ferry which is still being built at Ferguson shipyard.
CalMac has hired 14 staff to date, including three masters, and is asking the government to cover the cost.Overdue CalMac ferries hit by further delays By March this year it had taken on three masters, three chief engineers, three second engineers and five third engineers. Most of them have been employed since February last year.
"If they honestly believed when they recruited them that these ships were only six months away from delivery, they must be living in a different universe." It is understood that Mr Tydeman, upon becoming familiar with the state of construction, questioned the expected delivery schedules. The following month he announced the first in a series of new delays.he said: "Regrettably, we continue to find design gaps and build errors, some dating back over many years, and whilst we are dealing with them successfully as they arise, we are progressing more slowly than planned.
Manufacturing of the units has started at its Port Glasgow site, and the units will later be transported to BAE's Govan yard for assembly.
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