HMS Somerset arrives in isles
Shetland is playing host to the prestigious Royal Navy vessel HMS Somerset.
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Hundreds of Norwegians arrive to celebrate national day
Happy Norwegian Day! This group of visitors arrived in Lerwick Harbour this morning in celebratory mood looking to make the most of their national day…
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Seasonal boost to activity under way at Lerwick Harbour
• The opening of the offshore season in northern waters saw specialist oil industry vessels return to Lerwick Harbour during April to support subsea development
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World’s largest replica longship returns to Lerwick
• The world’s largest replica longship motored into Lerwick on Wednesday afternoon. • The vessel, which unexpectedly ended up in Lerwick two summers ago with
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Harbour traffic down but will improve
Activity at Lerwick Harbour was down on the preceeding two years in accordance with port authority forecasts.
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Lifeboat called out due to engine trouble
The Lerwick lifeboat was called out this morning to help a leisure yacht with a flat battery. Two crew aboard the Lucky Maru were unable…
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Waterfront could be given new fishing sculpture
A new piece of artwork in the form of a sculpture relating to Shetland’s pelagic fishing industry could soon grace Lerwick Harbour’s waterfront. The sculpture…
READ FULL STORYCanoe vandals strike in harbour
Police are urging anyone with information about a vandal attack on a hand built wooden canoe in Lerwick at the weekend to contact them.
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First cruise ships arrive this week
The first cruise ships of the season are scheduled to arrive in Lerwick Harbour on Wednesday – with 1,850 tourists on board.
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New ship to house 500 Petrofac workers
A new accommodation ship making its way to Lerwick this weekend to house gas plant workers is the 169-metre SNAV Toscana. The vessel will provide…
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Scarborough fishing boat in trouble escorted to Lerwick
A Scarborough-registered fishing boat was involved in a mayday incident early today after getting into difficulties while fishing south-west of Fitful Head.
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Ocean Endeavour sails off
Another of the accommodation vessels used by Shetland Gas Plant workers, the Ocean Endeavour, left Lerwick Harbour today.
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New £16.5m pier for Lerwick Harbour announced
Lerwick Port Authority today announced its biggest investment to date in a construction project to benefit the fishing and oil sectors.
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Danish trawler towed to Lerwick
A Danish trawler was towed to Lerwick yesterday after her propeller became wound up in the cod end of her own net.
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