Call for thorough investigation after Orkney ferry grounding
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it would be assessing the extent of any damage and added: "While the facts haven't been established yet, initial reports from the operator point to the cause of the grounding being a sudden mechanical failure."
Mr Brown said it was some time before any information was given to those on board. One crew member then started "abruptly" telling passengers to "find something to hold onto". The Pentalina came back into service on Wednesday after time in dry dock to allow another ferry, the MV Alfred, to service other routes to islands on the west coast.
Gordon Martin, Scottish Organiser for the RMT told BBC Scotland the union had "raised a number of safety concerns" over the years about the Pentalina."We're going from a crisis to a farce in the ferry sector in Scotland at the moment," he added. "We were relieved that all passengers and crew are safe and that arrangements were made to support passengers with onward travel. "We would also like to express our appreciation to all those involved in the evacuation, including RNLI crews and other emergency services."
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