MV Raasay was one of the first CMAL ships to receive its Inventory of Hazardous Materials or "Green Passport".

[3] MV Raasay has a single deck with a ramp at the bow and a small lounge and toilet.

She never missed a full day's sailings on that route,[3] only leaving Raasay for her own overhaul, when she was relieved by one of her older sisters.

In summer 1997, to handle increasing traffic, she was replaced by the larger MV Loch Striven and became a spare ferry.

[10] As of June 2021, Raasay is serving as a cargo vessel under an Irish flag on the west coast of Ireland, servicing the island of Inishbofin, County Galway from the mainland at Cleggan.