Saturday 6 April 1968 was a new beginning in ferry travel for Islay and the forerunner of ferries as we know them today. On a beautiful sunny, day 50 years ago, Western Ferries" brand new red and white ferry, MV "Sound of Islay", sailed into Port … [Read more...] about Looking Back at the First RoRo Ferry on Islay
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What happened to The Sound of Islay Ferry
A lot of folk on Islay remember the Sound of Islay ferry very well. The Sound of Islay ferry, operated by Western Ferries, was the company's first ferry. It serviced the island in the late 1960s. The Sound of Islay was ordered from Ferguson Brothers … [Read more...] about What happened to The Sound of Islay Ferry