SIC Ferries
Shetland Islands Council Ferries (often named SIC Ferries) is a company operating inter-island ferry services in Shetland, a subarctic archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland.[1]
| Public (Council-owned) | |
| Industry | Transport |
Area served | Inter-island Shetland |
| Services | Ferries |
| Owner | Shetland Islands Council |
| Website | http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries |
Services
The Bressay Ferry at Lerwick
Services of the SIC Ferries are:[2]
- Bluemull service linking the North Isles at Gutcher, Yell; Belmont, Unst; and Hamars Ness, Fetlar.
- Bressay service to the isle of Bressay from Lerwick on the Mainland.
- Fair Isle service to the isle of Fair Isle from Grutness on the Mainland.
- Foula service to the isle of Foula from Walls on the Mainland.
- Out Skerries service to the isle of Out Skerries from Vidlin, Laxo and Lerwick on the Mainland
- Papa Stour to the isle of Papa Stour from West Burrafirth on the Mainland.
- Whalsay service to the isle of Whalsay from Laxo on the Mainland.
- Yell service to the North Isle of Yell from Toft on the Mainland.
Fleet
Fleet of the SIC Ferries are:
- MVs Bigga and Geira were built by Dunstons, Hessle and Millers, St Monans. They can carry 60 passengers and 15 cars and are used on the Bluemull service.
- MV Leirna was built by Ferguson Marine, Port Glasgow. She can carry 125 passengers and 20 cars and is used on the Bressay service.
- MV Good Shepherd IV was built by Millers, St Monans. She can carry 25 passengers and 2 cars (craned on)[3] and is used on the Fair Isle service.
- MV New Advance. She is used on the Foula service.
- MV Filla was built by Northern Shipbuilders in Gdańsk. She can carry 123 passengers and 25 cars and is used on the Out Skerries service.
- MV Snolda was built by Simek AS, Flekkefjord. She can carry 5 passengers and 1 car and is used on the Papa Stour service.
- MVs Hendra and Linga were built by McTay Marine, Bromborough and Stocznia Polnocna, Gdańsk. They can carry 23 cars and 132 passengers and are used on the Whalsay service.
- MVs Dagalien and Daggri both built in Gdańsk. They can both carry 145 passengers and 35 cars and are used on the Yell service.
- MV Fivla was built by Ferguson Marine, Port Glasgow. She can carry 45 passengers and 15 cars and is used as a standby vessel.
References
- "Home". Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferryinfo/service_status.asp
- "A Guide to Using Our Ferries". Shetland Island Council Ferries. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
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