MV Raasay
MV "Raasay" is a bow-loading passenger and vehicle ferry owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets serving Raasay until 2001, and now a spare vessel. History. Built in Port Glasgow, "Raasay" was the eighth and last Island Class ferry. On replacing at Raasay, she became the third ferry there in two years. MV "Raasay" was one of the first CMAL ships to receive its Inventory of Hazardous Materials or "Green Passport". She has appeared on several TV programmes, including Balamory, Distant Shores and on a Peugeot TV advert. Layout. MV "Raasay" has a single deck with a ramp at  the bow and a small lounge and toilet. Service. MV "Raasay" was built for the crossing between Sconser on the Isle of Skye, and the nearby island of Raasay, where she remained for two decades. She never missed a full day's sailings on that route, only leaving Raasay for her own overhaul, when she was relieved by one of her older sisters. She also took some charters to Rona. In summer 1997, to handle increasing traffic, she was replaced by the larger and became a spare ferry. Lying at Oban or Tobermory, she occasionally relieved and . More recently she  has relieved on the Small Isles run and at Ballycastle. She was offered for sale in December 2017. "Raasay" took her last sailing with the fleet on 23 January, from Kilchoan to Tobermory. On 24 January, she then headed to Oban awaiting her sale. By March 2018, the vessel had been handed back to owner Caledonian Maritime Assets. As of June 2021, Raasay is serving as a cargo vessel under an Irish flag on the west coast of Ireland.