A severe weather forecast meant a change in the southbound sailing of Serco NorthLink’s passenger ferry today.
The Hjaltland sailed at noon as opposed to 5.30pm. She is expected to arrive in Kirkwall at 5pm and depart for Aberdeen at 6pm.
Arrival in Aberdeen would be at 1am but passengers would not leave the ferry until the normal 7am, the ferry company said.
Lerwick RNLI took advantage of the deteriorating winter weather today (Saturday) to practice some drills — and sign a festive farewell to 2024. The local…
READ FULL STORYVery strong wind and rain have disrupted ferry sailings and drawn a flood alert for the west of Shetland this weekend. 70 mile-an-hour gusts are…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink’s Saturday evening sailings have been cancelled due to “adverse weather”. Hjaltland was scheduled to depart Aberdeen sailing for Kirkwall and Lerwick at 5pm. However,…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has warned tomorrow’s southbound sailing will leave earlier than scheduled because of the expected conditions. The Hjaltland was expected to leave Lerwick tomorrow evening…
READ FULL STORYFerry services to and from the isles are facing delays because of a poor forecast. NorthLink’s northbound sailing could be up to two hours late…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has warned both north and southbound sailings tomorrow are under review. The Hjaltland is scheduled to leave Aberdeen for Kirkwall and Lerwick at 5pm….
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