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First Minister of Scotland Dragged into CalMac £200m Ferry Fiasco
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced the price of a disastrous contract for a pair of CalMac ferries before it was finalised, MSPs have heard.
As The Herald reports, the billionaire Jim McColl said the First Minister publicly declared the price-tag was £97m while his Ferguson Marine shipyard and the state ferry firm Caledonian Marine Assets Ltd (CMAL) were still haggling over the cost.
For more on this ongoing saga of the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) powered sisters click here
Afloat adds the pair of duel-fuelled ferries destined for Western Isles service include the Isle of Arran on the Forth of Clyde.
In addition BBC News Scotland has more and asked the question: Why are we building gas-powered ships?