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We were told from March 2020 until the beginning of July 2020 that wearing a face mask did not stop the spread of coronavirus which is what the Covid-19 virus was called back then. Now it is mandatory to wear a face mask in some places
Passengers are told that they must wear a face mask on the Calmac ferries unless they are eating a meal or having a drink.
Last summer the crew on some of the Calmac ferries were testing positive for the Covid-19 virus resulting in the ferries being taken out of service for a ‘deep clean’.
At the time Robbie Drummond the ‘hapless’ Chief Executive of Calmac Ferries Limited was blaming passengers on these ferries not wearing a face mask which resulted in them spreading the Covid-19 virus to the crew.
Despite Calmac crew members likely to have received both their Covid-19 vaccinations, Calmac ferries continued to be be taken out of service during the autumn months as crew members tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
It is now the Winter Timetable period of the Calmac ferries with few visitors to the islands. A fortnight ago the MV Loch Seaforth ferry sailing between Ullapool and Stornaway was taken out of service for a deep clean after several members of its crew tested positive for the Covid-19 virus resulting in a replacement crew having to be sent to Ullapool to take over.
Surprisingly there has been no comment from Robbie Drummond about this Covid-19 outbreak on the MV Loch Seaforth as on this occasion he has nobody to blame.
Unless you are exempt.

If wearing a face covering causes you distress......you are exempt.