Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The twin-hulled heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit is still in Prinses Alexiahaven in the outer reaches of Rotterdam harbour. It has been there in recent weeks being prepared and tooled to cut through the legs of the North Cormorant platform in the East Shetland Basin 60 nautical miles north-east of Unst.

The Shetland Islands Council has said that due to staffing issues, a decision has been taken to temporarily transfer a small number of residents from Isleshavn Care Centre in Mid Yell to other care settings in Yell.

In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland remains at the normal level for water scarcity, along with Orkney, the Western Isles and the west of Scotland.

McGregor Solutions has been commissioned by Living Lerwick to examine the economic and the social impact of the current season of cruise tourism across Shetland.

The drilling, blasting and dredging have moved back to Dales Voe.

White fish box landings: 9 boats landed about 1600 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 7100 boxes.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour today is the 229 metre Viking Sky at Mairs East on arrival from Bergen and departure for Aberdeen.