MV Pentalina will return to serve the Pentland Firth route for a nine-month period commencing 18 April 2023, while the MV Alfred is on charter to CalMac Ferries. This move ensures we continue to provide a reliable service to Orkney, while assisting CalMac to offer resilience over their West Coast services. We remain entirely committed to serving the community of Orkney, and operating the MV Pentalina on the route, in the short term, is a prudent move allowing us to protect, develop and invest in the future of the Orkney service. We look forward to welcoming the Pentalina back into service and also working with CalMac Ferries. It will be good to see both vessels in operation providing reliable, dynamic and efficient services to our island communities on the North and West of Scotland.
You are not wrong there.The Pentalina was retired a while after this vid and sat at Gills Bay on the north of Scotland. They got a new boat.MV Alfred. Then it was put back in to service on the west coast with Call Mac as a rental at £1m p/m was reported. Call Macs normal boat had to have major repairs to it if I remember right. The new ship ran aground 2022 and then the Pentealina ran aground 2023. Not sure where it is now. Probably sitting at Gills Bay. M😀
MV Pentalina will return to serve the Pentland Firth route for a nine-month period commencing 18 April 2023, while the MV Alfred is on charter to CalMac Ferries.
This move ensures we continue to provide a reliable service to Orkney, while assisting CalMac to offer resilience over their West Coast services.
We remain entirely committed to serving the community of Orkney, and operating the MV Pentalina on the route, in the short term, is a prudent move allowing us to protect, develop and invest in the future of the Orkney service.
We look forward to welcoming the Pentalina back into service and also working with CalMac Ferries. It will be good to see both vessels in operation providing reliable, dynamic and efficient services to our island communities on the North and West of Scotland.
a lick of paint wouldn't go amiss
You are not wrong there.The Pentalina was retired a while after this vid and sat at Gills Bay on the north of Scotland. They got a new boat.MV Alfred. Then it was put back in to service on the west coast with Call Mac as a rental at £1m p/m was reported. Call Macs normal boat had to have major repairs to it if I remember right. The new ship ran aground 2022 and then the Pentealina ran aground 2023. Not sure where it is now. Probably sitting at Gills Bay. M😀
Skilled pilot.
I don't think you could learn to do that over night :-)
Very smart, Mr. Smart!
Best handbrake turn that day.
Thanks Yutani :-)