Firth of Forth cruise ships mystery appearances explained
The mystery appearance of cruise ships on the Firth of Forth recently despite the coronavirus outbreak lockdown has been explained.
There are no passengers on board the three Fred Olsen Cruises ships that have been anchored at Hound Point off South Queensferry, with just skeleton crews. The reason the ships have often been seen travelling in and out to Hound Point is for crew members to get off and travel to the airport for flights home.
Forth Ports, which manages Leith, Grangemouth and Rosyth ports, said in a statement: “We are providing safe anchorages for three Fred Olsen vessels in the River Forth with one more to arrive soon. There are no passengers on board, only a skeleton crew while they are not operational.”