It's being explained that the #GlenSannox is, to all intents & purposes like the first of a new car range off the line and that "first" will have a degree of teething issues to be tuned out for the subsequent model runout. That's an accessible & more palatable explanation for me. 1/2

Ferries

Ferries

Ferries

Few morning shots 😊

#inverclyde #photography #riverclyde #calmac #isleofislay #glensannox #ferry

‘Should not have been accepted’: Sidelined fiasco ferry in global bid to fix flaw The ship at the heart of Scotland's ferry fiasco is at the centre of an international scramble to fix a serious engine system fault — piling yet…

'In the real world, you wouldn't have accepted the ship' #FerryFiasco #GlenSannox

‘Should not have been accepted’: Sidelined fiasco ferry in global bid to fix flaw The ship at the heart of Scotland's ferry fiasco is at the centre of an international scramble to fix a serious engine system fault — piling yet…

EXC - A crack in its hull. A vibrating propeller. A global search for answers. The sidelined Glen Sannox — once hailed as a lifeline ferry — has become a costly cautionary tale. #FerryFiasco #GlenSannox
Read the full @HeraldScotland article www.heraldscotland.c... #FerryFiasco #GlenSannox

Ferry

River Clyde

Ferry

Glen Sannox

Few from earlier this evening.

#riverclyde #inverclyde #ferry #glensannox #calmac #calymac #photography #shipping #maritime

Ferry

Glen Sannox

Ferry

Outbound this morning and with a 🐬

#calmac #ferry #glensannox #riverclyde #photography #maritime #dolphin

Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 2025.

#Arran #Scotland #Europe #GlenSannox #Island #tree #LeicaM11Monochrom #SummicronMF235mm #SIlverEfexPro2 #Woodland #Grain #Branch #Bare #Vegetation

Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 2025.

#Horse #Arran #Scotland #Europe #GlenSannox #Island #tree #LeicaM11Monochrom #SummicronMF235mm #SIlverEfexPro2 #Wood #Trunk #Gnarled #Sinuous #Graffiti #Grain #Roots #Traces

Rab, Frank, and Horse Were Here, Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 2025.

#Arran #Scotland #Europe #GlenSannox #Island #tree #LeicaM11Monochrom #SummicronMF235mm #SIlverEfexPro2 #Wood #Trunk #Gnarled #Sinuous #Graffiti #Horse #Rab #Frank

Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 2025.

#Arran #Scotland #Europe #GlenSannox #Island #tree #LeicaM11Monochrom #SummicronMF235mm #SIlverEfexPro2 #Wood

FYI this is one of two new (with the second still under construction) vehicular ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), the government-owned company that provides services to the Western Isles.
#GlenSannox #CalMac

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, we learn that the newest vessel in the #Calmac fleet - the 7-yr delayed 3-month old #GlenSannox - is out of service. A weld is cracked. #CalmacCrisis continuing: now the longest-running public sector farce in recent history.

New Arran ferry Glen Sannox out of service due to cracked hull The ferry has a weld seam issue on its hull close to the waterline, CalMac has said.

BBC News - Crack found in hull of new #GlenSannox ferry

www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Arran ferry Glen Sannox out of service due to cracked hull The ferry has a weld seam issue on its hull close to the waterline, CalMac has said.

Alarming corroboration of the several warnings that #GlenSannox was built to a hybrid spec that is almost impossible to maintain longterm.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Day 6, and probably done. "Glen Sannox: Looking Ahead, Looking Back" 24"x48" oil. #scottishadventure #glensannox #isleofarran #landscapepainting #gamblinoils

Day 4! "Looking Ahead, Looking Behind" 24"x48" oil. Here's a problem I've run into -- how to depict water flowing downhill AWAY from the viewer. That's what's happening (or supposed to be happening) in the right half.
#glensannox #scotlandadventure #landscapepainting #isleofarran #oilpainting

A or B? This will be a 24"x48" oil painting. Thank you for your input!
#aorb #glensannox #scotlandadventure #oilpainting #landscapepainting

Design thoughts… 24”x48'“ project. #glensannox

Number Crunch (Private Eye) £150m spent building ferry Glen Sannox. / £55m insurance value for ferry Glen Sannox.

Folks posting @privateeyenews.bsky.social front page, and here's me posting Number Facts against CalMac. #ferries #GlenSannox

One standout feature of the #GlenSannox is the signage. It’s easy to read, clear, high contrast (for folk with limited vision). Only downside is there’s no gàidhlig at all, which is disappointing when Arran speaks it.

Okay, so #GlenSannox is a pretty decent ship. Spacious, well laid out, handled the swell nicely.

I see ship engine manufacturers Wärtsilä have broadened their horizons from marine propulsion to faecal expulsion. #GlenSannox

#Scotland #SNPIncompetence #GlenSannox

With the so-called #BBC predictably covering the #Glensannox, could someone please remind me how many billions over budget and how late in opening #Crossrail was?

After all, #scotland paid for some of it.

#youyesyet #YesScots #politics #endlondonrule

I’m currently on the new boat and it’s lovely. BBC, STV & most of all the damned Herald will now have to find something else that’s “wrong” with Scotland. #GlenSannox

🚢 A double Old Norse-ism today with #GlenSannox entering service with CalMac! In addition to 'saga ship,' we have the name, SANNOX, which comes ultimately from the #OldNorse SANDVIK (sandy bay) via Gaelic.

For more, Nicolaisen 1991 in @northernstudies.bsky.social 28: www.ssns.org.uk/wp-content/u...

As the #GlenSannox sets sail, spare a thought for the 'Scottish' media who will now be consigned to touting for 'news' about how the Gaelic #GleannSannaig is confusing dimwitted unionists.

Thoughts and prayers with BBC Scotland this morning.

You will need to find another way to relentlessly talk down Scotland.

#glensannox

Glen Sannox leaving Greenock to begin passenger services.

A new dawn begins.

#calmac #ferry #greenock #inverclyde #glensannox

Now that Thanksgiving is over, back to the wee Scottish paintings for my patrons! Here is Glen Sannox, 6x8 oil. Gamblin Fastmatte oils. Impressionistic and loose, but one of my favorites so far!
#scottishadventure #glensannox #isleofarran #landscapepainting #paintingsofscotland #oilpainting