Cheers as CalMac ferry is launched at Clyde shipyard
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MV Glen Rosa takes to the water for the first time
By Lucy Ashton
The MV Glen Rosa has been officially launched at the Ferguson Marine shipyard on the River Clyde.
The long-delayed vessel was piped into the water to a rendition of the Skye Boat Song more than nine years after it was ordered by the Scottish government.
Beth Atkinson, a former apprentice at the yard, officially named the ship after shattering a bottle of specially-created whisky against its hull following a short delay due to blustery conditions.
By Lucy Ashton
The MV Glen Rosa has been officially launched at the Ferguson Marine shipyard on the River Clyde.
The long-delayed vessel was piped into the water to a rendition of the Skye Boat Song more than nine years after it was ordered by the Scottish government.
Beth Atkinson, a former apprentice at the yard, officially named the ship after shattering a bottle of specially-created whisky against its hull following a short delay due to blustery conditions.