Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The up to 22 yachts in the 38th Shetland Race will set off from the starting line near outer Korsfjorden, south of Bergen, at noon our time.

Despite slipping slowly every year for the last four years, the Shetland Islands Council has the fourth highest council tax collection-rate of the 32 Scottish local authorities.

The meeting of the Shetland Islands Councils’ environment and transport committee heard that there is no written protocol for the communication of inter-island ferry disruption to the public. [LDRS]

Family, friends, and employers attended the Project SEARCH graduation ceremony for five young people at the Lerwick Town Hall.

After meeting local coastguard rescue officers, Hannah Mary Goodlad, member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland, has expressed concern that they will be classed as "volunteers" from September and they will only be able to claim expenses.

White fish box landings: 2 boats landed about 900 boxes.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour today is the 216 metre Ambition at Mairs East on arrival from Liverpool and before departing for Vold.

The communications regulator Ofcom is to make more spectrum available for Earth Station in Motion satellite terminals, such as installed on NorthLink vessels, but not Loganair aircraft, to enable better connectivity for crew and passengers on ships and also planes.