CAA believes resumption of Super Puma flights is “appropriate”
Flights involving Super Puma helicopters are set to return to the air after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it did not believe last weekend’s
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Long wait for Hrossey to get into Aberdeen Harbour
The NorthLink ship Hrossey is due to dock at Aberdeen Harbour at 3.30pm after bad weather stopped her entering the port for nearly nine hours.
READ FULL STORYEU set to impose sanctions on Iceland and Faroe
The European Union is set to ban imports of mackerel and other fish from Iceland and Faroe after parliamentarians voted to impose sanctions on the
READ FULL STORYLifeboat tows broken-down Prolific to Lerwick
Lerwick lifeboat was called out in the early this morning after the local whitefish boat Prolific broke down 56 miles east of Lerwick.
READ FULL STORYCoastguard emergencies disrupted by youths’ misuse of radio frequency
Irresponsible youths hampered attempts by coastguard officers to co-ordinate two emergencies by causing havoc on an emergency radio frequency.
READ FULL STORY‘Terminally broken’ CFP needs urgent reform, says Hudghton
The European Commission’s draft revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) faces over 2,500 amendments in the European Parliament alone, SNP politicians revealed during a
READ FULL STORYBT fault in Highlands knocks out isles coastguard links for two hours
Seafarers were left exposed to potential dangers yesterday when coastguard communication links were broken.
READ FULL STORYNorwegian adventurers row to Shetland in small open boat
Two young Norwegian adventurers have successfully completed a passage from Floro to Lerwick in a 17ft open wooden rowing boat almost identical to a Shetland
READ FULL STORYShetland mussel growers celebrate award of MSC certification
Shetland mussel producers have received a big boost with the news that their shellfish has achieved the coveted Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
READ FULL STORYEU grant will signal start of Skerries dredging
Long-awaited dredging work should get under way shortly in the south mouth of Skerries harbour after an EU grant completed the funding package for the
READ FULL STORY‘Insufficient evidence’ for criminal case over Bourbon Dolphin sinking
No criminal action will be taken over an incident which led to eight deaths when a Norwegian offshore vessel capsized north-west of Shetland just over
READ FULL STORYSkerries skipper joins Lerwick Port Authority board
Three members have been appointed to the board of Lerwick Port Authority from the shipowners’ sector.
READ FULL STORYBig cruise ship diverts to Lerwick because of strike action in Norway
Strike action in Norway has brought a surprise boost to the isles with a large cruise ship anchoring off Lerwick instead of a Norwegian port.
READ FULL STORYShetland boat lands what may be UK’s biggest ever oyster
The Shetland fishing boat Fidelitas has caught what could be the largest oyster ever found in the UK.
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