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A man who had a heart attack on an oil platform off Shetland this morning is being airlifted to hospital in Norway. The man was on the Dunbar platform north east of the isles when an emergency call went out at 6.55am this morning, Wednesday 16th August. The coastguard rescue helicopter was sen... Read more...
An 84-year-old lone yachtsman whose beloved boat dramatically sank in the North Sea has returned to Shetland for another crack at sailing to Norway. Julian Mustoe spent nearly a year living in Lerwick on his vessel Harrier of Down but was left heartbroken when she went under while being towed to ... Read more...
Two intrepid later day Vikings stole across the North Sea into Lerwick harbour in the early hours of yesterday on a mission to experience Up Helly A' for themselves. Erik Martin Aanderaa and his friend and workmate Sigurd Utbjoe endured a tough solo crossing from Norway in gale force co... Read more...
The council’s apparent refusal to accept Norwegian funding for a tunnel from the Mainland to Whalsay was aired at Saturday’s biannual meeting of the Association of Shetland Community Councils. Following a robust exchange of views, the question of fixed links to Whalsay and other islands is li... Read more...
The Whalsay fish factory closed in 2012 with ferry cuts cited by locals as a prime cause. Symbister Harbour and Whalsay’s ferries are deteriorating and need upgrading. Skerries is in crisis following a three-year population implosion of more than 50 per cent. The local salmon farm and associate... Read more...
The world's largest replica longship motored into Lerwick on Wednesday afternoon, for the Draken Harald Haarfagre it was a "possibility" that they would be stopping here on their way to Iceland according to crew member Martin Graaf. The vessel, which unexpectedly ended up in Lerwick two summers a... Read more...
Last night saw the arrival of lone Norwegian oarsman Ragnar Thorseth, replicating a journey he made when he was 21 in August 1969. His first words on reaching Lerwick were "hello people!" and he said the journey was "a rehabilitation". This time the 67-year-old admitted, when asked if he h... Read more...
Norway's royal yacht the Norge made a fleeting visit to Lerwick Harbour this morning, and was believed to be carrying the Queen of Norway onboard. But a walk-about on the streets of the town from Queen Sonja looks unlikely. It is understood that any visit from the queen, or other members of the Nor... Read more...
The largest Viking replica longship in the world, which came into Lerwick Harbour late on Friday night after her mast snapped, will be leaving tomorrow for Merseyside where a replacement mast will be fitted. The 115-ft Norwegian Draken Harald Harfagre with 30 international crew on board had been e... Read more...
Seven Norwegian students are spending a month on various work-placements in Shetland, as part of an international education programme. The group includes media, ICT, and art students who arrived in the isles last week. They are enjoying their stay so far. Over the last few years, selected studen... Read more...