Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland remains at the normal level for water scarcity, as does Orkney and most of the west of Scotland.

Sixteen young people left on the Hjaltland last night to take part in Sail Training International’s Tall Ships Races 2026.

The coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked twice yesterday, but the first was cancelled in favour of a Norwegian infield helicopter.

It has been estimated that three-quarters of Russia's shadow fleet tankers are now passing east, north and west of Shetland instead of through the English Channel.

White fish box landings: 6 boats landed about 1100 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 6300 boxes.

The visit to Victoria Pier East on the 10th of August by the 89 metre former Hurtigruten vessel Nordstjernen has been cancelled. This was after the 70 year old Nordstjernen sustained damage after striking a quay in the Imperial Shipyard in Gdańsk.

The drilling and blasting platform Rockmate is working off the North Ness in Lerwick harbour. This means that the NorthLink freight and passenger vessels have to come and go by the north entrance.

Work is getting under way, on the outskirts of Lerwick, on the north side of the Hill of Dale, on the substation for the nearby Mossy Hill wind farm.