Herald’s third place ferry correspondent blurs role of cheap Turkish-built ferry in damaging economy of Islay

Look carefully. It’s not that late, over-priced, SNP ferry from Port Glasgow. It’s one of those cheap Turkish-built ones. Only a few low-paid workers were harmed in its production.

From Brian Donnelly this time with a picture you might forgiven for thinking is the MV Glenn Sannox:

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Despite it being smaller than the MV Glen Sannox, it seems the Kennacraig terminal needs berth upgrades to take this Turkish built boat, MV Isle of Islay.

Pedant footnote – Doesn’t ‘Islay’ mean ‘isle’ so Isle of Islay a bit daft? MV Glen Campbell not considered?

4 thoughts on “Herald’s third place ferry correspondent blurs role of cheap Turkish-built ferry in damaging economy of Islay”

  2. Islay might already be a corruption of a very old name, root unknown, with the addition of the Old Norse “ay” for island.

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