The Corran Ferry is Scotland’s busiest ferry service. Normally almost 300,000 cars a year are carried here via Loch Linnhe just south of Fort William over to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and/or back.
But, at the moment there is a problem: Tourists and locals will have to do without the popular ferry service in the coming weeks without replacement. The reason: Both ferries that commute on the route are in dry dock for repair work.
First of all, the MV Corran already failed in October last year, which is why only limited ferry traffic was possible anyway. Now it has caught the replacement ship – the Maid of Glencoul. After a breakdown on Friday, she also has to go into a dry dock for weeks.
Those responsible have been working feverishly on alternative solutions since Friday
“Staff are working over the Easter holidays to find ways to mitigate the immediate outage. I can also assure that the responsible regional council is currently examining a number of measures that should serve as a long-term solution,” said a spokesman.
The route between the Ardnamurchan peninsula and Corran also offers a direct road connection to or via Fort William. But annoyingly, so it reports BBCsignificantly more traffic is to be expected here over the Easter days.
In contrast to the overland route on the A861, a ferry crossing across the so-called Corran Narrows would only take a few minutes. Highland Council said it would provide interim solutions, such as a bus service, as soon as possible.
