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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 1215 		LOCH TARBERT (1992- Ro-ro ferry 30m overall carrying 142 passengers and 17 cars for Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

Caledonian MacBrayne's LOCH TARBERT arrives at Largs with passengers and vehicles from Cumbrae
Arrived fromCumbrae Slip (Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthLargs Slip (Largs, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage211
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and vehiclesDeadweght Tonnage72
Ships agentCaledonian MacBrayne, Gourock, Scotland

   The usual vessel serving on the Caledonian MacBrayne’s Largs – Cumbrae service is the LOCH SHIRA but she has been out of service for around a month after a heavy goods vehicle damaged the hinges of a ramp, so, as temporary replacements, CalMac have tasked two smaller capacity vessels LOCH TARBERT and LOCH BHRUSDA onto the service.

 

   The replacement parts for the damaged ramp were not readily available and needed to be specially manufactured (in Poland ?).