The Bressay ferry Leirna suffered engine failure for the second time in five days on Saturday morning.
According to the coastguard the vessel lost the power in one of her engines about 7am.
The Leirna headed to Lerwick where repairs were carried out and she was back in normal service fairly quickly.
The ferry first broke down on Tuesday when she went aground near the Bressay terminal and had to be towed off by the harbour tug Knab.
District heat pumps briefly failed this morning (Sunday), causing a outages in Lerwick. In a social media post around 9am, Shetland Heat Energy and Power…
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 STORYLiving Lerwick released a heart-warming video this week highlighting the value of shopping locally.
READ FULL STORYThe wreckage of an aircraft recovered by a fishing boat northeast of Shetland was today (Monday) confirmed as a German plane which was reported missing…
READ FULL STORYShetland ForWirds celebrated its 20th anniversary with a concert showcasing a range of local talent last night (Thursday). The group which promotes the use of…
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland has confirmed Lerwick Dental Practice will deregister NHS patients. The health board said it had become aware of Lerwick Dental Practice’s decision to…
READ FULL STORY
Join the The Shetland Times mailing list to get one daily email update at midday on what's happening in Shetland.
Jim Tait
Terence Stewart
What is the fare for using this ferry ?