Bosses at Ferguson Marine have insisted that a fire which broke out on one of its unfinished CalMac ferries will not cause further delay to work on the vessel.
Fire crews were called to the yard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, after a blaze broke out onboard the unnamed Hull 820, which is four years behind schedule.
Fire crews were able to contain the fire, which was caused by a generator, and did not spread to the rest of the superstructure.
A spokesperson for Ferguson Marine described the incident as a 'small' fire which was dealt with quickly.
The firm told the Greenock Telegraph: “On Monday morning, a small fire broke out on Hull 802, caused by a generator set.
"It was dealt with quickly, using approved fire procedures. No-one was injured and there’s no damage to the vessel.
"Scottish Fire & Rescue and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) attended the shipyard as per operational protocols.”
The fire is the latest in a string of incidents at the troubled shipyard, which has suffered repeated setbacks and controversies in recent years.
Hull 802's sister ship, Glen Sannox, was due to be delivered between July and September this year, but it emerged in February that hundreds of electrical cables on-board the vessel would have to be stripped out.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was made aware of a fire at the yard just before 11am on Monday and said that five engines were dispatched.
They said: "We were alerted at 10.48am on March 21 to reports of a fire within commercial premises on Castle Road, Port Glasgow.
"Operations control mobilised five appliances to the scene to extinguish the fire and make the area safe.
"There were no reported casualties."
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