Taken in 2009 not long after the new extended pier at Largs was re-opened. Loch shira is the large new ferry that resulted in the pier reconstruction. She can carry up to 250 passengers and 24 cars compared to Loch Riddon's 200 passengers and 12 cars. Loch Riddon entered service in 1986 and Loch Shira entered service in 2007.
