Coelleira skipper’s judgment may have been affected by fatigue
The skipper in charge of a fishing boat which grounded on Ve Skerries may have been too tired at the time of the incident.
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Crewman airlifted from platform
The coastguard helicopter was scrambled on Sunday morning to ferry a sick crewman from an oil platform to safety.
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Offshore worker airlifted
A man is being airlifted after suffering an injury onboard an offshore platform.
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Emergency services alerted after cliff incident
A rescue operation is underway after someone was said to be stuck on cliffs in the South Mainland of Shetland.
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Man evacuated from supply vessel
A crewman has been flown from an offshore supply vessel in urgent need of medical attention.
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Attempt to refloat grounded fishing boat under way
The Coastguard tug Ievoli Black is attempting to re-float the grounded fishing boat Coelleria.
READ FULL STORYWATCH: Drone footage of grounded fishing boat
Drone footage shows the fishing boat Coelleira grounded off of Papa Stour.
READ FULL STORYFifteen rescued after boat runs aground
The Shetland Coastguard were called out in the early hours of Sunday morning after a fishing boat ran aground near Papa Stour.
READ FULL STORYDouble call-out for Lerwick Coastguard
The Lerwick Coastguard attended two different call-outs on Saturday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYCrewman airlifted from rig
An injured crewman has been airlifted from an oil platform 306 nautical miles north east of Sumburgh.
READ FULL STORYCoastguard called out after yacht suffers distress
Two people have been airlifted from a yacht around 90 miles east of Sumburgh.
READ FULL STORYTwo medivacs for coastguard helicopter
The Sumburgh-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 900 participated in two medivacs on Saturday morning. At around 7.30am the helicopter was called to the Safe Boreas offshore…
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Leirna breaks down again but service is quickly resumed
The Bressay ferry Leirna suffered engine failure for the second time in five days on Saturday morning.
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Cocker spaniel rescued from cliffs by Aith lifeboat crew
The Aith lifeboat Charles Lidbury was called out at approximately 8.22pm on Saturday to go to the aid of a cocker spaniel stuck down some
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