{"id":332687,"date":"2026-04-07T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-scottish-island-doesnt-know-when-its-ferries-will-turn-up\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:22","slug":"this-scottish-island-doesnt-know-when-its-ferries-will-turn-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-scottish-island-doesnt-know-when-its-ferries-will-turn-up\/","title":{"rendered":"This Scottish island doesn&#8217;t know when its ferries will turn up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OzZ6yM8OKYA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"This Scottish island doesn't know when its ferries will turn up\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzZ6yM8OKYA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Scotland&#8217;s islanders face weeks of disruption and delays as a beleaguered ferry service struggles to cope.<\/p>\n<p>Virtually every Scottish island has been cut off in recent weeks as state-owned operator CalMac warns of further disruption to the beleaguered and ageing ferry fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The delays and disruption alongside planned maintenance of vessels have seen the issue dominate the political agenda, becoming a major election issue as voters prepare to head to the polls in the Holyrood elections next month.<\/p>\n<p>The Isle of Arran is nestled off the west coast of Scotland. The ferry is a lifeline service for islanders and the thousands of visitors who help to support the island&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Everything from food and fuel to healthcare and tourism is tied to a reliable connection to mainland Scotland. But that connection is becoming increasingly fragile.<\/p>\n<p>The Glen Sannox, the delayed and over-budget ferry that services the Arran route, has been plagued with technical issues and breakdowns after being in service for little more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Islanders are still waiting for its sister ship, the Glen Rosa, to join the fleet.<br \/>\nAn ageing fleet, repeated cancellations and delays to long-promised upgrades have left many cut off &#8211; not just from the mainland, but from decision-makers in Holyrood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland&#8217;s islanders face weeks of disruption and delays as a beleaguered ferry service struggles to cope. Virtually every Scottish island has been cut off in recent weeks as state-owned operator CalMac warns of further disruption to the beleaguered and ageing ferry fleet. The delays and disruption alongside planned maintenance of vessels have seen the issue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":332688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128812],"tags":[129267,140316,129678],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-332687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-itv-news","tag-face","tag-islanders","tag-scotlands"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This Scottish island doesn&#039;t know when its ferries will turn up | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch This Scottish island doesn&#039;t know when its ferries will turn up for free, here on News ISC. 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