Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The UK government’s department for media, culture and sport has said that Lerwick is on the shortlist for the UK Town of Culture.

Alistair Carmichael commented that he was delighted that Lerwick has been shortlisted to be a UK Town of Culture.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked for a medical evacuation from a platform in the Claymore field, 80 nautical miles south-south-east of Sumburgh. However, because of the fog, the helicopter could not land on the platform and so it returned to Sumburgh.

The first visit to Shetland of the Northern Lighthouse Board’s new 70 metre vessel, Pole Star, has been cancelled due to warranty repairs.

White fish box landings: 7 boats landed about 1000 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 4500 boxes.

The 19 year old, 73-metre, German-built, privately owned, Lürssen superyacht Starfire caused concern at Sumburgh Airport yesterday morning. This was because the fairly high vessel was sailing close to the east end of runway 09-27 and then it sailed near to a BT cable in Grutness Voe.

The Starfire was previously named Saint Nicolas when it was owned by Russian oligarch Vasily Anisimov, a friend of Vladimir Putin.