Tiree Music Festival cancelled and followers stranded in ferry terminal throughout ‘excessive climate’

More than 100 folks needed to shelter in a single day in a ferry terminal after a music pageant was cancelled throughout extreme climate.

The MV Clansman ferry was round half-hour away from the island of Tiree, within the Inner Hebrides, on Thursday night when the Tiree Music Festival was axed resulting from robust winds and rain.

Bands together with Wet Wet Wet, Tidelines and Skerryvore have been set to play on the occasion, resulting from run from Friday till Sunday.

The CalMac vessel was unable to berth on the island because of the extreme climate and as an alternative returned to Oban on the mainland, arriving at round 10.30pm.

More than 100 of the 455 passengers on board have been left stranded, with no onward public transport choices out there.

They have been supplied shelter within the CalMac ferry terminal whereas port workers organized for the Royal Hotel Oban to convey duvets and pillows.

Robert Morrison, operations director of CalMac, mentioned: “As soon as we were aware of the situation, the CalMac port team in Oban opened up the terminal building and staffed it throughout the night to ensure all those who were in need of shelter were provided with a safe, warm and dry place to spend the night, as no public transport options were available at that time of night.”

Mr Morrison estimated between 110 and 120 folks wanted to remain on the Oban terminal constructing in a single day.

Bottled water was supplied by CalMac all through the evening and refreshments and snacks have been provided from an area retailer.

CalMac mentioned police have been additionally available to offer assist.

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Tiree Music Festival organisers mentioned it was “hugely disappointing” to must cancel the occasion, including they didn’t take the choice calmly.

In a press release on Thursday night it mentioned “the safety of everyone on site is our number one priority” and the choice was made primarily based on recommendation following the “extreme weather conditions we are facing”.

“We are working extremely hard to make sure this process is safe and all-encompassing and to ensure every single person on site is relocated to safety and escorted to begin a safe journey home,” it added.