We'll prove our neglected dock isn't sunk yet

A CAMPAIGN group fighting to save a mothballed dry dock is crowdfunding a study to prove it can reopen with new owners.

- BY JOHN FERGUSON

Inchgreen in Greenock has been virtually dormant for decades, despite being one of the biggest and potentially most valuable shipbuilding assets in the UK.

Peel Ports owner John Whittaker has been repeatedly accused of neglecting the site to protect his Merseyside yards from competition.

After a series of Sunday Mail stories highlighting the scandal, the Isle of Man-based tax exile made a personal commitment in 2018 to resurrect Inchgreen - claiming it is "vital" to his ship repair strategy.