CALMAC has cancelled all ferry services ahead of the anticipated severe impact of Storm Eowyn.
The storm is expected to be most ferocious on Friday, with expected winds of up to 100mph prompting a rare red weather warning to be issued by the Met Office.
Covering most of the central belt including Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Stirling, the red warning has prompted widespread cancellations of train services, bus services, university lectures, school classes, and even Celtic Connections events.
Now, ferry operator CalMac has said that every one of its ferry routes will not run on Friday, January 24.
Many services were already disrupted or cancelled due to Storm Eowyn, but the ferry operator has taken the decision to implement a network-wide cancellation.
A CalMac spokesperson said: “A red weather warning carries a threat to life and strict guidance not to travel, and this covers large parts of our network in Clyde and Argyll.
“Services were already disrupted in areas under an amber warning, and we do not want colleagues or customers to travel in these conditions for sailings that were, had we not pre-emptively taken this decision, at high risk of cancellation.
“This decision is consistent with national advice. The safety of our people, and of those who travel with us, is our number one priority and it is with that in mind we have cancelled all sailings.”
CalMac said it will provide an update on services from Saturday onwards on Friday afternoon, with strong winds forecast to continue for several days.
The ferry operator has notified affected customers and warned that phone lines will be busy for the next few days.
The CalMac app, website and Twitter/X feed will provide up-to-date information on the service.
