Ayr’s fishing industry. The MVF Watchful has been sitting on an old slipway in Ayr's South Harbour for around two decades.Previous attempts to have the vessel restored have sunk without a trace.
Now campaigners, who are concerned the vessel’s condition is beyond redemption, have been left scratching their heads over differing accounts over its future from a local councillor and South Ayrshire Council.
Ayr West SNP councillor Siobhian Brown, who was recently elected as Ayr MSP, told one campaigner that a survey revealed £80,000 is needed to restore Watchful.
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