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Anthony Davis’ heel contusion, an injury he suffered Monday in Detroit, kept him out of action.

She was responding to an urgent question from one of her own backbenchers after it emerged the main Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles may be out of action all winter.

Hyslop told MSPs the latest delay to the return of Caledonian Isles - which has been out of action since January - was "deeply frustrating and concerning".

On Tuesday, CalMac revealed more problems had been discovered which could put the ship out of action until late March.

The machine in question was taken out of action until it was inspected, and later in the day the county clerk posted a video on Facebook showing the machine working correctly.