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The wind has greeted the inaugural Shetland Boat Week roaring like a lion and today’s (Monday 8th) trips on the sixareen Vaila May the haddock boat Laura Kay and the motor fishing vessel Pilot Us have been cancelled. Otherwise boat week is going ahead as planned and with the wind forecast to be... Read more...
Bad weather once more disrupted Northlink shipping operations with the passenger ferry Hjaltland expected to arrive in Lerwick at 5pm today (Tuesday 29th Decembert) after sailing from Aberdeen at 4am this morning. Hurricane force south-easterly winds forecast for early tomorrow morning have force... Read more...
The organisers of the Voe Show are “devastated” that they have had to cancel the event following an inspection of the show ground last night. Although it had been intended to hold the show as normal earlier in the week, following a cut of the site on Wednesday, the ground proved too soft and ... Read more...
Skeld regatta was cut short on Saturday evening with the tragic death of Alan Slater, 63, who lived in Sandwick. Mr Slater was found in the sea at the Skeld Marina around 7pm. Attempts were made to resuscitate Mr Slater without success before an ambulance arrived and he was taken to the Gilbert B... Read more...
Fog has disrupted flights to and from Sumburgh airport today, with three flights scheduled for departure and three arrivals before mid-day delayed. A further two aircraft managed to land and take off before 9am. Everything since has been fogbound. A press release from Loganair, which operates Flyb... Read more...