Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Back at the Greenhead Base in Lerwick is the 53 metre survey vessel Geo Ocean IX, which made a quick return to Yell Sound, off Mossbank, yesterday while undertaking survey work for the planned high-voltage AC subsea cable to Yell.

There have been reports of equipment failing to work properly following the major power outage in Shetland which started at 2.49 am yesterday morning and affected thousands of customers.

The coastguard handled several incidents at the weekend: Suspected odnance turned out to be a false alarm; a coastguard evacuation of a walker injured on Herma Ness; an NHS patient transfer from Bressay and a pan-pan response.

There was a vehicle fire early yesterday morning at the Tingwall junction.

Potential sailors, including children and family groups, with no sailing expertise necessary, have until the end of play today to book to take part in the East Coast Cruise on Shetland’s tall ship the Swan.

White fish box landings: 9 boats landed over 2000 boxes.

Twe 153 metre heavy-lift vessel BBC Amethyst is at the Dales Voe Base to unload reels for the Rosebank project.