The Rescue 900 helicopter was called out in the early hours to an offshore facility to carry out a medical evacuation.
The call came in at around 12.30am this morning from a facility 77 miles east of Sumburgh.
Lerwick coastguard met Rescue 900 to assist with the transportation of the single patient to hospital.
The operation was completed at around 3.30am.
The Swan has made a welcome return to Scalloway after a brand new mast was fitted in Ullapool.
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Stuart Prestidge
