COMMUNITY
SOS - ANY ROOM FOR MULL CALMAC CREW? CalMac has sent out an SOS to find all-year accommodation for the crew of Mull’s new ferry when she sets sail in June. With just two months to go before the Mull-based Loch Frisa service starts, the ferry operator is asking islanders for help. Finding homes for workers is Mull’s ‘number one problem’, so CalMac has no other option than to put crew in mobile homes or vans, according to Joe
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Reade, Mull and Iona Ferry Committee’s (MIFC) chairman. ‘It’s a pretty tall ask at this late stage. Accommodation is Mull’s number one problem. We’ll do our best to help, but I think they will end up bringing in mobile accommodation for them,’ said Mr Reade, who flagged up CalMac’s plea for help at a recent community council meeting. Between 30 and 40 crew members are needed and
CalMac is asking for living space for 14 workers unlike the MV Isle of Mull, the Loch Frisa does not have live-aboard crew accommodation. In September, CalMac launched a search for workers already living on the island but it seems there were not enough takers locally for the jobs. ‘They are in a difficult situation. ‘When we first heard about Loch Frisa we did
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