One of the ferries in a controversial Scottish government contract will initially only operate on diesel - despite being built to also run with liquefied natural gas .Builder Ferguson Marine has told MSPs a "technical issue" had delayed part of the LNG system by at least nine months.The technical issue relates to delays in the supply of sensors needed for the LNG fuel system.
He said: "Our emerging proposal to deal with this is to maintain the programme for handover of the ship by the end of May latest, initially running only with the diesel, single fuel system. Advocates of LNG argue that it is less harmful to the environment than traditional marine fuels such as oil or diesel.
"Surely it was known these sensors would be needed but now we are going to be left with a gas guzzling, climate-busting ferry for at least the first nine months of its service."The two vessels being built by Ferguson Marine, Glen Sannox and the unnamed Hull 802, will be more than £150m over budget and five years late when eventually delivered.
Well done Nicola 👏
It is a hybrid ferry
SNP couldnt manage a corner shop. Delay after delay after delay. SNP incompetence at its best.
Very symbolic.
One has to ask how Sturgeon is getting away with the continuing disaster of financial decisions she has sanctioned? She is buying embassies, Hunting Estates, Railway Networks, Ferries and all with money sourced from Westminster.
SNP 👍
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Well apparently we'll all be dead by then anyway 🤣
LOL
Can it run on used cooking oil like diesel cars can?
Oh FGS. When the hell was LNG green. Where does it grow ... magic energy trees ? It comes outta the ground same as Oil. & another nail in the SNP Snaztional shambolic mess. ResignSturgeon
Thank you.
LNG is not 'green'
The green fossil fuel burning ferry. Heard it all now.
bold words, given that the ferry in question is absolutely not green. get some fact-checkers in here! also, there's this: