Coastguard officers were called to help a man who was injured in an industrial accident offshore.
The team in Sumburgh received the call at 3.55pm yesterday (Friday) and despatched a helicopter to the installation 50 nautical miles north-east of Unst.
The crew arrived at the site an hour later and transferred the casualty to Aberdeen by 6.45pm.
A coastguard helicopter went to the aid of a fisherman onboard a vessel north of Shetland this morning (Tuesday). The R900 was called out before…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services are carrying out a medical evacuation at an offshore installation.
READ FULL STORYFirefighters are undertaking “blue light training“ this week to maintain their emergency response skills.
READ FULL STORYLifeboat crew and a fishing vessel came to the rescue of a yacht in difficulty after she suffered steering problems on her approach to Lerwick.
READ FULL STORYWarnings of heavy rain and flooding have been issued for Shetland and Orkney.
READ FULL STORYVolunteer lifesavers at the RNLI launched yesterday (Tuesday) to help a yacht in trouble off Mousa.
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