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More on The Polar Pioneer in The West Voe of Sumburgh, sorry to drag it out but a lot of horizon straightening !

A different day on the west side of Shetland, seas breaking on the Loder :-

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Polar Pioneer IMG_5042 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

Someen said dey wir Russian 8) :-

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Polar Pioneer IMG_5052 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

Time to board :-

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Polar Pioneer IMG_5075 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

When sho's gone, sho's gone :-

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Polar Pioneer IMG_5105 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

Thank you for calling..... :) :)

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Lots of boats around Lerwick today. At the Shetland Catch pier the OW Atlantic and the Sanco Sky

 

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UP Jasper, Brage Trader and Olympic Challenger taking advantage of the big cranes at what I still call Norscot (the SBS base)

 

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And the Thialf and the President Hubert lying off Gulberwick

 

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^ Yep, loads of boat traffic just now. Rounding Sumburgh Head yesterday was the Normand Installer :-

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Normand Installer IMG_5136 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

and awlays plenty yachts, three lying in Grutness yesterday, one on the right is the Mari Magi, anyone know the one on the left ? :-

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yachts grutness IMG_5145 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

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Ships Passing Sumburgh Head today, aye good to see the Elsi Arrub in action, disappeared away down to the south-east :-

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Elsi Arrub IMG_5215 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

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Elsi Arrub IMG_5225 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

Another local boat always making good speed, The Havgull ( doot trottles stuck full open ! ) :-

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Havgull IMG_5311 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

Peerie bit aff topic but canna resist it, on da banks broo when lookin fur da Havgull !

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Faermie's ewe IMG_5301 by Ronnierob, on Flickr :D

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Last night off Fethaland, the drilling rig West Phoenix along with the Havila Aurora and Vos Valiant :-

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Western Phoenix, Havila Aurora & Vos Valiant IMG_5388 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

and today again off Fethaland The West Phoenix and Havila Aurora :-

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Western Phoenix & Havila Aurora IMG_5394 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

also today a yacht passing the Ramna Stacks :-

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Ramna Stacks & yacht IMG_5407 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

also today some " controversial " tugs at Sellaness :-

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Tugs Sellaness IMG_5423 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

and finally today The Thailf lying off Brindister :-

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Thialf IMG_5431 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

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Another beauty passing Sumburgh Head today was the Bristol Pilot Cutter Annabel J heading south :-

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Annabel J IMG_5610 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

and passing through the Fair Isle heading for Oslo was the Frakt Fjord :-

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Frakt Fjord IMG_5603 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

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A few more from yesterday :-

At Grutness, a Swedish yacht and on her regular run The Good Shepherd :-

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Yacht Nudger and Swedish Magda yacht at Grutness :-

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Swan off Sumburgh Head :-

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The Gerda Saele meeting the Swan off Sumburgh Head :-

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Gerda Saele & Swan IMG_5829 by Ronnierob, on Flickr

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