Frustrated Scottish islanders consider running own ferry service

Glen Sannox, one of two new ferries, is due to enter service in 2023, more than four years late. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Scottish islanders who are fed up with the country’s crisis-hit ferry service are to investigate running their own ferries, claiming they have lost patience with government bungling.

After years of service cancellations and break-downs, islanders on Mull and Iona want to replace the car ferries run by the state-owned company CalMac with their own community-run service, using three faster catamarans.