CMAL announced on 23 February 2021 that it was launching phase 1 of a Small Vessel Replacement Programme, with the aim of replacing the following vessels over a ten-year period: Vessel Year Current route built MV Loch Striven 1986 Oban-Lismore MV Loch Riddon 1986 Largs-Cumbrae (second vessel, summer only) MV Loch Ranza 1986 Tayinloan-Gigha MV Loch 1991 Colintraive-Rhubodach Dunvegan 2 MV Loch Fyne 1991 Mallaig-Armadale (summer only) MV Loch Tarbert 1992 Tobermory-Kilchoan MV Loch Linnhe 1986 relief vessel Phase 2 of the programme will involve replacement of vessels serving the Sound of Barra, Sound of Harris and Sound of Iona.