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Roads, ferries, rail and air travel face disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year. ... Northlink Ferries, which runs services between Aberdeen and the Orkney and Shetland isles ...
Ferry services across Scotland have been disrupted as strong winds lash the country. Gusts of 82mph were recorded in South Uist after a national yellow weather warning came into force at 07:00. It ...
NorthLink Ferries (also referred to as Serco NorthLink Ferries [1]) is an operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, as well as ferry services, between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Since July 2012, it has been operated by international services company Serco.
Northlink, which connects mainland Scotland with Orkney and Shetland, is warning of continued disruption on Thursday after all sailings on Wednesday were cancelled.
MV Hrossey and her sister ship, MV Hjaltland were cboth constructed in 2002 at Aker Finnyards in Finland. [1]In 2013 after Serco being awarded the NorthLink ferries contract MV Hrossey underwent several refurbishments as a part of its rebranding, including new “sleeping pods” and bold livery featuring a beckoning Viking.
In August 2012, a man died after falling overboard into the North Sea about 20 miles (30 kilometres) north of Fraserburgh. [8]On 23 August 2013, MV Hjaltland was diverted from its normal route to assist with search and rescue efforts following the crash of a Super Puma helicopter 2 mi (3 km) off the Shetland coast close to Sumburgh. [9]
The David MacBrayne Group Ltd also cquired the full share capital of NorthLink Ferries, and took over operations of the NorthLink routes on 6 July 2006. A further subsidary company - Rathlin Ferries Ltd - was established by David MacBrayne Group Ltd to operate the Rathlin to Ballycastle service in Northern Ireland.
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