NATIONALISED Port ferries fiasco shipyard Ferguson Marine is reportedly pursuing a contract to build warships for the Bangladesh navy — amid a push for Scottish ministerial resignations.

The troubled yard is yet to complete two five-years late Caledonian MacBrayne ships and initial costs of £97m have spiralled to an estimated £250m.

A political storm is raging after public spending watchdog Audit Scotland concluded that the contract was greenlighted despite 'inadequate safeguards to protect public money'.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats yesterday tabled a parliamentary debate seeking government resignations if the timetable to complete and deliver the ferries is missed again.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that Ferguson's is pursuing a raft of new work on the international market — with the yard not denying that it was in talks with the Bangladesh navy.

A Ferguson spokesperson said: "We are involved in discussions with multiple potential customers, both domestic and international, for contracts ­covering a range of vessel types ­including ferries, offshore patrol vessels and offshore wind farm service vessels.

"We are actively pursuing the next vessel order but all discussions are commercially sensitive.

"Details of any secured contract will be announced when the time is right."

The Lib Dems are primed to push for resignations if the delivery of the CalMac ferries is further delayed in the wake of finance secretary Kate Forbes stating last month that Glen Sannox and Hull 802 will be completed in 2023.

Former Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said: "Ministers have ducked and dived, desperate to shirk responsibility for too long.

"These delays have left islanders and communities without reliable services, critical to island life.

"In a just world, past ministers who left island communities without lifeline services and oversaw hundreds of millions in cost over-runs would hand in their resignation.

"There are no guarantees that these colossal failures will not simply be allowed to repeat themselves.

"That's why Scottish Liberal Democrats believe that if these boats are not finished on time, the responsible minister should resign.

"That is the principle that we are asking parliament to back."

The full Lib Dem motion laid before parliament yesterday, reads: 'If vessels 801 and 802 are not completed within the revised timescale and cost provided to parliament on 23 March 2022, the latest in a string of revisions, then the ministers responsible deserve to finally be held to account in the form of resignations, and calls on the Scottish Government to give this assurance.'