NorthLink sailings cancelled
NorthLink cancelled its first sailings of the year today (Tuesday). Sailings of Hjaltland and Hrossey to and from Lerwick were cancelled because of the adverse…
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UPDATED: All Wednesday sailings under review
All of Wednesday night’s NorthLink sailings are being reviewed due to forecasted high winds. The ferry operator said another update would follow tomorrow (Wednesday) morning…
READ FULL STORYPassenger ferries to sail but freight sailings cancelled
Tonight’s (Thursday) passenger ferries will sail, but are expected to be delayed on arrival. The Hjaltland will leave Aberdeen at 5pm tonight, with her arrival…
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Ferry sailings affected by poor weather
The southbound ferry to Aberdeen is facing delays this evening (Friday) because of the poor weather. It will depart as scheduled at 5.30pm but will…
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NorthLink facing “high probability” of cancellation
NorthLink have warned there is a “high probability” sailings will be cancelled tomorrow (Thursday) due to “adverse weather conditions” as freight vessel sailings have already
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Delays expected on Friday’s ferry sailings
Both of Friday night’s NorthLink passenger ferries are set to arrive later than scheduled the following morning. The northbound sailing of the Hjaltland is expected…
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NorthLink ferries cancelled for two days
NorthLink’s passenger ferries have been cancelled for Wednesday and Thursday. The ferry operator had warned on Tuesday of the potential for disruption, with high winds…
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Weather disrupts NorthLink sailings
Sailings of NorthLink’s ferries will be disrupted this evening due to forecasted weather. Although Hjaltland’s northbound sailing will leave as scheduled at 5pm this afternoon,…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink cancels Thursday’s sailings
NorthLink has cancelled all of its sailings tomorrow (Thursday) in anticipation of poor conditions as a result of Storm Babet. Earlier this week, the ferry…
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High probability of cancellations, NorthLink says
NorthLink is reminding passengers that there will be disruption to its services this week, as tomorrow’s (Wednesday) sailing from Lerwick will leave three-and-a-half hours earlier…
READ FULL STORYEarlier sailing from Aberdeen for ferry
Tonight’s (Tuesday) crossing from Aberdeen to Lerwick of the NorthLink ferry Hrossey will sail earlier than scheduled. Instead of the planned time of 7pm it…
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Island recycling collections delayed due to weather
Bin collections in Yell and Unst have been delayed by a day as a result of the disruption to ferries caused by the weather. Both…
READ FULL STORYFurther disruption despite Hrossey’s return
One of the NorthLink passenger vessels has returned but there is still disruption expected as arrivals in Kirkwall have been cancelled. Hrossey returned from dry…
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Weather disruption will cause some major disruption across today (Tuesday) and tomorrow as one sailing is scheduled to last 16 hours. Today’s sailings have been…
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