Scottish ferry operator CalMac racks up £1.6m crew bill for unfinished ferry
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." A Scottish government spokesperson said: "Senior crew positions such as vessel master and key engineering roles have been recruited and are undertaking essential commissioning and creation of safety management system tasks at the yard as various parts of the vessel are brought to life and tested.
As it looks to its future, Ferguson Marine has now secured subcontracting work, building three steel units for HMS Belfast - one of the Type 26 frigates being constructed for the Royal Navy by BAE Systems in Glasgow.
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