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The fishing boat which ran aground north of Lerwick Harbour in the early hours of Saturday was successfully pulled off later in the day. The Inverness-registered Rosebloom (INS 353) got stuck on the "Soldian", a rock which the current Lerwick lifeboat's predecessor was named after. The lif... Read more...
An Inverness-registered fishing boat went aground on a rock north of Lerwick Harbour early on Saturday morning. The Rosebloom (INS 353) hit the rock, known as the "Soldian", at around 1am. The Lerwick lifeboat and the two Lerwick Port Authority tugs Kebister and Knab were called out bu... Read more...
The remains of the Buchan Alpha platform, which is being taken apart at Dales Voe, broke free in heavy weather and drifted across the water. Lerwick Port Authority sent the pilot boat Knab to the scene on Sunday morning after the incident happened during the night. The platform has been at Dal... Read more...
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) has welcomed an "encouraging" period as increased offshore activity continued into the third quarter. In the first nine months of 2019 cargo handled for the oil and gas sector was up 77 per cent when compared to the same period last year. Vessel arrivals were 14 pe... Read more...
Lerwick Port Authority has appointed Whalsay man Neil Arthur, 33, as deputy harbourmaster. (more…) Read more...
A positive season for the cruise industry at Lerwick Harbour drew to a close this week with the final arrival for 2019 – the 99th cruise ship at the port since March and eight more than the record set in 2018. Fred Olsen Cruises' Black Watch, sailing on a 13-night northern Norway scenic isl... Read more...
Increasing offshore activity at Lerwick Harbour has boosted traffic in the first half of this year. Figures released on Friday showed that oil vessel arrivals increased by 25.4 per cent to 163 in the six months to June, compared to the same period in 2018, with the tonnage increasing 73.0 per cen... Read more...
A flotilla of five historic Faroese vessels sailed into Victoria Pier early Thursday morning. The flotilla is marking the 100th centenary of the national flag first being shown to the Faroese public – an event celebrated annually with a public holiday in Faroe. Representatives from the Swan ... Read more...
Lerwick Port Authority's new whitefish market which is on schedule to be finished early next year has received a £3 million funding package to help improve its sustainability. (more…) Read more...
The seismic survey ship Ocean Observer had to be escorted in to Lerwick Harbour on Friday morning after suffering engine problems. She had been due to call at Lerwick but broke down on her way in. She was taken under tow by the coastguard tug Ievoli Black with the Lerwick Port Authority pilot... Read more...