A senior staff member at Ferguson Marine was sacked as a result of a “breakdown of trust”, the Deputy First Minister has said. Reports emerged over the weekend that Andy Crossan, the ship delivery director at the yard which is building two late and over-budget ferries, had his secondment terminated and would return to his original employer – the Government-owned ferry procurement body Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). Advertisement Advertisement Sign up for the latest news and analysis about Scottish transport Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
The first of the vessels – the Glen Sannox – is due to be handed over at the end of July. Speaking in Holyrood, Kate Forbes said: “The Scottish Government was informed on June 19 by Ferguson Marine that the ship delivery director’s contract had been terminated as a result of a breakdown in trust. “This is wholly a decision for Ferguson Marine.
” The Deputy First Minister refused to go into detail about what had caused the relationship breakdown which led to the manager’s sacking. “Breakdown in trust is an interesting phrase,” said Scottish Tory MSP Jamie Greene. “I think there’s been an awful lot of trust broken between our island communities and this Government.
” Mr Greene went on to question the Deputy Firs.