A 'PENCIL-sized' hole in the hull of a car ferry was yesterday being assessed by a surveyor from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after the vessel briefly ran aground on the north side of Loch Carron, in Wester Ross.
The 43-year-old, Troon-built, six-car ferry, Glenachulish, was involved in the accident on Thursday afternoon as it berthed.
It had been specially commissioned to provide a vehicle service across the Strome Narrows after a landslide closed the A890 along the south side of Loch Carron, shortly before Christmas.
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