MV Sound of Shuna
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MV Sound of Shuna is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland.[1]
History
Template:No citations section Sound of Shuna was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, Scotland at a reported cost of £2.5 million. She was launched on August 14, 2003 and entered service on October 2003. It bears the name of the Sound of Shuna.
Layout
Template:No citations section Sound of Shuna has a single car deck with bow and stern ramps, and a passenger lounge.
Service
Template:No citations section Sound of Shuna operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy's Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon).
Death of passenger
On June 15, 2025, a 64-year-old American man went missing from Sound of Shuna while travelling between Gourock and Dunoon.[2] Passenger Mark Federspiel had been receiving chemotherapy for a rare form of leukaemia, with the anti-cancer drugs making him dizzy and unsteady.[3] His body was found on Kilcreggan beach on October 12.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "MV Sound of Shuna". VesselFinder. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ↑ "Man, 64, reported missing after person went overboard from ferry". The Herald. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wife of Mark Federspiel speaks after Gourock ferry incident". Greenock Telegraph. 2025-06-01.
- ↑ Grace, Tempany (27 October 2025). "Body found on Kilcreggan beach is missing Mark Federspiel". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ↑ "Body of American man who went missing during Clyde ferry crossing found". The Herald. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
External links
- Official website "Western Ferries Fleet". Western Ferries website. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
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