ex-stornoway ship taking a beating

[anniemaggie53]

Yep that could be her - well done old girl - Many a tear was shed in Suilvan's wake

[ALLMIGHTYWU]

ID B SHITTIN MY SELF

[applesky007]

I remember the Suliven. She was a nice ship. Ullapool to Stornoway. Now my Grandad sailed the whole world as a member of the Royal Navy and he said the only place he ever felt sea sick was on the Minch! I liked the Seaforth! Anyone remember that lovely ship. Or the disaster that was the Iona. I just love those ships. Beautiful.

[Joem6197]

That isn't the Suliven. I went on it heaps of times and it was way smaller.

Still a brilliant video though.

[athole1954]

@Joem6197  it is

[Invernesssoul]

Brilliant footage!

Just like crossing the Minch to Stornoway, ha-ha!

[seymourlj]

My cousins Hector and Donald Macdonald both worked as engineers on the Suilven and I remember the crossings well.

Hello from Canada!!!

[Lewisbound]

All hail the Sullivan!, not like the olympic flame we have now (it NEVER GOES OUT!!??) Bring it back to the Stornoway run.

[stuartmac88]

the Isle of Lewis aint to bad, but i prefer Hebrides from tarbert

[HijackThis1337]

That was the old ferry! Last time i heard she had sunk, she got converted into a cattle carrier and was working around the coast of New Zealand.

[Stornowaay]

yes, it looks ever so slightly rough.

[fortunetothebrave]

sailed on the suliven plenty of times in the minch on her previous route,great sea going vessel

[MeganLeitch94]

Loooks a tad rough =/

[ChrisyMcCullagh83]

Geees thats very rough stuff that .

Brave fellas in that kind of hardened whether to say the least!

[mary15a]

omg i cnt believe that boat came from the western isles !!! omgomgomg!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tipene1950]

this is crossing cook strait between north and sth islands of new zealand

[dkmac123]

I heard she has sunk somewhere round the fiji isles. She had a good innings for a ship- 38 years. Thats like 100 in human years.

[UppityWoman2]

Crossed the Minch about 20 years ago in a fair gale. Never been on a rough sea and didn't know what to expect. But I was fine and ended up being the one that had to fish some old dear's false teeth out of the toilet in the Ladies Room. Oh my.

[dazzanumber3]

I can hear the puke splashing around the toilets from here. Ah, the memories.

[niseach]

Meant to say - essential for survival to have a pint of heavy and a bacon and egg roll when it was like that. It was always entertaining to see the bodies lying everywhere watching you enjoy the roll and a pint.

[niseach]

Memories of Hogmanay 83 when it failed to sail from Ullapool because it was so bad and we had to spend the night on it. Set sail in seas like that on New Year's Morning - Sunday believe it or not. The Iolaire was mentioned several times on the crossing. What a great night though.

[calum66]

Nobody can suffer like a Lewisman.

[maireadfay]

Ha many a happy trip spent on the Suilven.

The views were amazing...

Yeah like a scene from the front line, bodies strewn all over the toilet floors :-)

You're only hardcore if you eat a full breaky while making this crossing....oh aye...Hardcore but skint!!!

[stuartmac88]

yeah a calmac full brekkie with charlie barleys black pudding in a storm 10 from lochmaddy to uig, cannae beat it.lol

[caleymacleod]

first class footage

[glynismortonbadder]

How small and fragile we are !!!!!!

[CollapsedLung]

i love those kind of rides on the ferry

[madjockmacsporran]

Looks like an average crossing of the Minch, eh? ps it's spelt Suilven

[TreacleThore]

Wow - love to be on that

[johnxmackenzie]

good old sulivan!

[debannmarie]

omg i'd be puking with those waves