Delayed CalMac Hull 802 ferry inspires 'skeleton crew' family Halloween costume

The ongoing CalMac ferry fiasco has inspired a family’s “skeleton crew” Halloween costume.

Charlotte, three, her brother Danaidh, five, and their cousin Iagan, four, dressed as CalMac staff onboard “Hull 802”.

The children “sailed” inside a cardboard replica of the long-awaited ferry with their faces painted as spooky skeletons.

Their replica was attached to a bike, “captained” by Charlotte and Danaidh’s mother, Eòina Wilson, and was pedalled around Inverness as a passenger announcement played through a speaker.

Ms Wilson revealed the kids’ love for Scotland’s ferries inspired the costumes.

Hull 802 and the Glen Sannox at Ferguson's shipyard - two lifeline ferries that are five years late and three times over budget. — Hull 802 and the Glen Sannox at Ferguson’s shipyard – two lifeline ferries that are five years late and three times over budget. STV News

She told STV News: “The kids love the CalMac ferries.

“We thought the skeleton crew was a fun way to make it suitable for Halloween.”

Hull 802, which has since been named the Glen Rosa, was due to be finished in 2018.

Politics

£35m spent solely on redesigns for already over-budget ferry

The chief executive of the shipyard said the total cost is estimated to be £360m despite an initial £97m price tag.

However, lengthy delays and a multi-million-pound overspend has put the ferry at the centre of a political row.

The vessel, alongside the Glen Sannox, is being built at Ferguson Marine’s shipyard in Port Glasgow and has been delayed until the end of 2024 at a total cost of more than £300m – three times the initial £97m contract value.