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A SENIOR councillor has called for lifeline transport services to come ‘in house’ and be operated by a government-owned company rather than being run by commercial businesses. Councillor Ryan Thomson’s comments come after the NorthLink islander discount debacle in which...

NORTHLINK has robustly defended of its decision to withdraw the 20 per cent islander discount for meals and drinks on board its passenger vessels. The lifeline ferry operator drew the wrath of islanders last week after making the change on 1 December without any consultation or...

http://shet.news/88l6b NORTHLINK’s passenger ferry Hrossey arrived back in Lerwick this afternoon after a 45-hour round trip which saw her stranded outside Aberdeen harbour with what was believed to be a fouled propeller. The vessel with 83 passengers on board had to divert to Scrabster where she arrived on Tuesday evening to allow divers to inspect her portside propeller. 13 of 13Adverts Passengers were given the opportunity to disembark at Scrabster to continue their journey, with North...

THE NORTHLINK ferry Hrossey has now been diverted to Scrabster to allow divers to inspect a fouled propeller. The lifeline ferry with 83 passengers and 21 cars on board became partly incapacitated overnight on her scheduled journey from Lerwick to Aberdeen. But due to the north...

Hrossey diverted after fouling propeller May 4, 2021 at 12:38 pm NorthLink Ferries’ mv Hrossey is on a diverted course to Scrabster after fouling her propeller en-route to Aberdeen. The ferry, which departed Kirkwall at approximately 11pm on Monday was due to arrive in Aberdeen 7am today. However, according to the company’s managing director, the ferry encountered difficulties during its approach to Aberdeen. “On approach into Aberdeen this morning, the MV Hrossey sustained a fouled pro...

http://shet.news/xlxtp Copied! THE ARRIVAL of the Hrossey into Aberdeen has been delayed by many hours after the lifeline ferry with 83 passengers and 21 cars on board fouled one of her portside propellers. With the vessel partly incapacitated, she is not allowed to enter Aberdeen harbour without a pilot on board. However, due to the current weather conditions outside Aberdeen harbour it has not been possible to transfer a pilot to the Hrossey. 4 of 13Adverts NorthLink chief executi...

http://shet.news/ua1uz Copied! ISLANDERS planning on heading south are being encouraged to book a place on the boat at the “earliest opportunity” as demand from tourists gets set to increase. This is particularly pertinent because the capacity on the two boats serving the Northern Isles continue to be reduced from 600 to 335 to maintain social distancing. 12 of 14Adverts Yesterday (Monday) all travel was reopened in Scotland, with the hope that it provides a shot in the arm to ...

http://shet.news/12n10 Copied! NORTHLINK will continue to run services to its usual timetable despite travel to and from Shetland reducing to essential purposes only from Boxing Day. Serco NorthLink managing director Stuart Garrett encouraged anyone who may need to change or cancel their bookings to contact the company directly. Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles will be placed under level three restrictions for three weeks from 26 December as precautionary measure against a new vari...