Ferry collides with pier

[Kintyre Forum News]

Fourteen passengers were brought to shore safely after the Caledonia MacBrayne Ferry, MV Isle of Arran ferry, crashed into the pier at Kennacraig at around 09.30GMT yesterday.

The ferry, travelling from Islay, which was also carrying a few commercial vehicles, hit the pier but no-one was hurt in the incident.

A spokesman for the ferry company said early indications were that a mechanical fault was to blame. Engineers are now assessing damage to the pier, which is not thought to be too severe.