Ferguson managers given ‘unacceptable’ bonuses despite ferry cost uncertainty

The ferries were due to cost £97 million but could now set the taxpayer back more than £300 million.

The ferries are due to be completed in May of this year and March of next (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire)

Managers at a beleaguered shipyard were paid £87,000 in bonuses despite a lack of certainty over the cost and delivery date of two over-budget and late ferries.

Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (FMPG) has been mired in controversy since it was nationalised in 2019 – when problems with the Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed hull 802 were discovered.

Originally due to cost £97 million, the two ferries are now estimated to cost at least £293 million and could rise by a further £9 million, according to the Auditor General.