Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The parliamentary members Hannah Mary Goodlad and Alistair Carmichael, and the chief executive of Salmon Scotland ,Tavish Scott, have commented on yesterday’s special meeting to review the Inter-island Transport Connectivity Programme.

The members of the Shetland Islands Council decided Yell Sound will be the first fixed link; Bluemull Sound will be the next fixed link with a dedicated extended-day vessel for Fetlar; and Whalsay and Bressay will have continued investment in ferries with commitment to fixed links. Fair Isle has already got a new ferry on the way and Foula will continue as now. However there is still a need to do something for Papa Stour and Skerries.

The next step will be the creation of a 30-year implementation route map which is expected to come before councillors towards the end of September.

After 42 years, the RadioTeleSwitch service for electricity meters is now completely closed for all areas, with the switching off, at just after 11 am yesterday morning, of the three longwave transmitters at Burghead in Moray, Westerglen near Falkirk and Droitwich in Worcestershire.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked yesterday to go to an offshore standby vessel in the Rosebank field 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.

White fish box landings: 2 boats landed about 1200 boxes.

The cruise ships in Lerwick harbour today are the 240 metre Marina at Mairs East on arrival from Skye and departure for Moløy and the 91 metre Hebridean Sky at Victoria Pier East on arrival from Noss yesterday and departure for Fetlar.

The sail training vessel the Swan is due in Harlingen in the Netherlands to join the Tall Ships Races.