Big ships shelter
Strong winds made for a packed Lerwick Harbour last weekend as a host of vessels sought shelter. Norwegian-registered diving support ship Skandi Seven was a…
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Steady at harbour
THE FIRST week of the new year has been steady at Lerwick Harbour. The first reefer of 2009, the 98-metre Norwegian Silver Ocean, finished loading…
READ FULL STORYHarbour quiet
LERWICK harbour has been very quiet over the festive period, with a marked decrease in oil-related activity. The fishery protection vessel Hirta was in the…
READ FULL STORYMarine news in brief
Boats take shelter IT HAS been a routine week at Lerwick Harbour, with the usual mix of fishing and oil-related vessels. A wide number of…
READ FULL STORYOil boats call
THE SURVEY boat Ocean Seeker, an 81-metre Gardline vessel which works at the Dunlin field, paid two visits to Lerwick Harbour this week. Another Gardline…
READ FULL STORYHarbour is quiet
A SPELL of good weather kept the harbour at Lerwick fairly quiet this week. The new 27-metre Scottish fisheries research vessel Alba Na Mara was…
READ FULL STORYOil vessels call
A MODERATELY busy week at Lerwick Harbour saw the three-day visit of a 140-metre ship which had been laying a cable between Denmark and Greenland….
READ FULL STORYPoor weather and oil work keep harbour active
WORK has been steady at Lerwick Harbour this week with a fair amount of oil-related activity. A interesting visitor, the lighthouse tender Pharos, arrived last…
READ FULL STORYSafer waters mean fewer visitors
THE IMPROVEMENT in the weather after the recent storms may have been welcomed by most people, but it has led to quieter times at Lerwick…
READ FULL STORYWeather means extra visitors
THIS week’s bad weather meant a busy spell at Lerwick Harbour with boats of all types seeking shelter and not many spare berths. Oil supply…
READ FULL STORYPipe-layer in for shelter
TOWERING high above its fellow visitors to Lerwick Harbour this week was the rather distinctive CSO Apache pipe-laying ship. The unusual-looking mammoth 123m-long structure, owned…
READ FULL STORYBusy week as boats seek shelter
POOR weather this week has meant a busy time at Lerwick harbour. Many oil-related vessels came in for shelter, with the Bahamian seismic boat Fugro…
READ FULL STORYPelagic vessels help make it busy week
LERWICK harbour has had a bustling week of activity with lots of landings at Shetland Catch and a number of vessels coming in for shelter…
READ FULL STORYGales force them in for shelter
LERWICK harbour became busier towards the end of the week as the northerly gales forced boats in for shelter. Oil-related vessels such as the Odin…
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