Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 6th August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARCTIC II - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ELISABETH KNUTSEN - Shuttle tanker. (AT ANCHOR SOUTH OF LERWICK) (SAILED 14:45 to Sea)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 06:00 to Fish farms)

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SCOTIA - Fisheries research vessel. @ 05:30 (SAILED 09:25 to Fair Isle survey)

HROSSEY - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:20 (SAILED 17:25 to Kirkwall)

HILDASAY - Freight ro-ro ferry. @ 07:35 (SAILED 17:55 to Aberdeen)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 09:30 (SAILED 12:15 to Fish farms)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 18:05

Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 5th August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARCTIC II - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ELISABETH KNUTSEN - Shuttle tanker. (AT ANCHOR SOUTH OF LERWICK)

DAROJA - General cargo vessel. (SAILED 16:35 to Aberdeen)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 04:35 to Fish farms)

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HALTEN BANK - French stern trawler. @ 05:25 (SAILED 15:45 to Boulogne Sur Mer)

HJALTLAND - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:20 (SAILED 18:05 to Aberdeen)

JENNA MAREE BF48 - Fishing trawler. @ 07:40 (SAILED 18:00 to Fishing grounds)

CLARE - Freight ro-ro ferry. @ 08:25 (SAILED 18:10 to Aberdeen)

FILLA - Out Skerries ro-ro ferry. @ 09:55 (SAILED 15:00 to Out Skerries)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 10:40

Online Norway ferry petition launched

This week a local group of islanders have launched an online ferry petition asking for a direct link between Shetland and Norway to be reinstated.

Shetland has been without a link to Norway since Smiryl Line dropped Lerwick as a port of call some years ago despite a cash injection by the local council of some £4.2 Million causing widespread anger amongst local people.

Now the Scottish government is being asked to help fund a venture at a time when NorthLink the current operator is being asked to make savings in the region of a million pounds. The timing is not ideal and it would appear to be a long shot indeed for this to make any headway in the power corridors of Edinburgh.

P&O the last ferry operator before NorthLink ran a Saturday morning departure with the old St. Clair to Bergen arriving back on a Sunday afternoon, showing it could be possible to fit in an extra sailing to the current timetable, the only doubt is would it pay in the long run....watch further developments on this story.

Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 4th August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARCTIC II - Shetland pelagic trawler.

HIRTA - Fisheries protection vessel. (SAILED 09:25 to Fishery patrol)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 08:45 to Fish farms)

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HROSSEY - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:20 (SAILED 17:30 to Kirkwall)

HILDASAY - Freight ro-ro ferry. @ 07:45 (SAILED 18:05 to Aberdeen)

ELISABETH KNUTSEN - Shuttle tanker. @ 08:55 (AT ANCHOR SOUTH OF LERWICK)

VALHALLA FR268 - Fishing trawler. @ 14:50 (SAILED 21:25 to Fishing grounds)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 15:50 (SAILED 16:35 to Fish farms)

BERYL BF411 - Fishing trawler. @ 20:10 (SAILED 21:30 to Fishing grounds)

ONWARD - BF440 - Fishing trawler. @ 20:20 (SAILED 21:20 to Fishing grounds)

DAROJA - General cargo vessel. @ 23:10

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 23:35

Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 3rd August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARCTIC II - Shetland pelagic trawler.

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 09:25 to Fish farms)

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HJALTLAND - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:20 (SAILED 19:05 to Aberdeen)

FILLA - Out Skerries ro-ro ferry. @ 10:00 (SAILED 14:50 to Out Skerries)

HIRTA - Fisheries protection vessel. @ 10:30

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 15:10

Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 2nd August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARCTIC II - Shetland pelagic trawler.

CLARE - Freight ro-ro ferry. (SAILED 18:10 to Aberdeen)

VOS SUPPORTER - Standby safety vessel. (SAILED 19:00 to J.W McClean)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 08:45 to Fish farms)

HALTEN BANK - French stern trawler. (SAILED 03:50 to Fishing grounds)

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HROSSEY - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:25 (SAILED 17:25 to Kirkwall)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 14:05 (SAILED 16:25 to Fish farms)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 21:30

Ships in Lerwick Harbour, 1st August 2010

ADENIA - Shetland pelagic trawler.
ZEPHYR - Shetland pelagic trawler.

ANTARES - Shetland pelagic trawler.

RESEARCH - Shetland pelagic trawler.

SERENE V - Shetland pelagic trawler.

SKANDI ARCTIC - Offshore construction vessel. (SAILED 17:05 to Egersund)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. (SAILED 06:55 to Fish farms)

CLARE - Freight ro-ro ferry.

WALTHER HERWIG III - German fisheries research vessel. (SAILED 15:25 to Sea)

PETROATLANTIC - Shuttle tanker. (AT ANCHOR SOUTH OF LERWICK) (SAILED 19:00 to Foinaven field)

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HJALTLAND - Passenger ro-ro ferry. @ 07:20 (SAILED 19:00 to Aberdeen)

VOS SUPPORTER - Standby safety vessel. @ 07:30

HILDASAY - Freight ro-ro ferry. @ 07:40 (SAILED 08:50 to Kirkwall)

DAROJA - General cargo vessel. @ 09:30 (SAILED 21:30 to Kirkwall)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 13:00 (SAILED 14:55 to Fish farms)

GERDA SAELE - Live fish carrier. @ 18:00

HALTEN BANK - French stern trawler. @ 22:05