North Haven harbour in Fair Isle is in line to recieve improved facilites if all goes to plan.
Firstly at the request of the skipper of the local ferry Good Shepherd a new white navigational light is to be installed to aid mariners entering the harbour.
The tight harbour as mentioned in a previous post is also attracting a fair degree of passenger ships and this has been reflected in this years total number of cruise ships which called. The 11 in total that visited had to anchor offshore whilst passengers were tendered to the island. Passengers land on a slippery concrete slip, and whilst this is not ideal, the Shetland Islands Council plans to put in safety railings to aid disembarkation ashore.
The harbour and it's approach is also in line for a hydrgraphic survey to assess the possible impact of shifting sands around the area.
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