Somewhat puzzled!

atlantic73 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:14 pm

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/islay/portaskaig/index.html
Anyone know why this small Calmac boat is at Port Askaig. Surely not on the Kennacraig run or was it ever used for the Jura one.

Ron · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:50 am

I guess that is a temporary ferry replacing the regular Jura ferry for maintenance which is run By the Argyll&Bute council and not by Calmac. Or maybe it's some sort of maintenance vessel...

On my Port Askaig page you'll find the regular Isle of Jura ferry from Port Askaig to Feolin on Jura.

And here is a close up

And a page of The Calmac Fleet

Hope this helps

Bruce · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:57 am

Ron wrote:

And a page of The Calmac Fleet

From that list it looks like its the MV Raasay, the spare / relief vessel!

Ron · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:33 pm

I think you are right Bruce, I had a quick look this morning but wasn't sure! :wink:

atlantic73 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:06 pm

Cheers guys. Good pics. Was on the Jura ferry recently myself. Am not sure about the boat being the Raasay.
http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships_timeline.asp
But it must be one of the six car ferries in this list. The older style writing on the side of the undiscovered Scotland pic has me baffled still but it has to be one of them I guess. If you look at the writing on the side of "MV Coll" and " MV Rhum" this is more the style of writing on the side but these boats are white.

Ken · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 pm

The boat in the pic is the "Eigg". It was operating the Jura route from Port Askaig at the time and, in my ignorance, I rather assumed that meant this was a CalMac route. From what you say, CalMac must have leased A&B Council a replacement while the normal vessel wasn't available for some reason (the pic was taken in April 2002).

Bruce · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 pm

Colin, the boat that normally goes from Port Askaig to Jura is run by Argyll & Bute, not CalMac, so the ferry would probably have been the blue and white one pictured by Ron!

atlantic73 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:19 pm

I know Bruce. Thats were i saw the basking shark a few weeks ago. My puzzlement was why was this small boat here. By the way thats an interesting site with lots of pics of Calmac boats.

Taken about 5 weeks ago.

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