A ferry firm has lost a legal challenge to subsidy support for rival routes between the Scottish mainland and Orkney and Shetland. Lawyers for Pentland Ferries, which runs an unsubsidised service to ...

All 60 passengers have been rescued and brought back to land safe and well after a ferry ran aground. RNLI vessels went to the scene after the MV Pentalina issued a mayday broadcast off Orkney on ...

An investigation into an incident in which a ferry ran ashore, injuring 41 people on board, has found the master “almost certainly fell asleep”, causing the accident. The MV Alfred grounded on the ...

A ferry firm is appealing against a ruling that Scottish government subsidies to a rival are lawful. Three companies tendering for the £370m contract for services between the Scottish mainland and the ...

AN URGENT warning has been sent out to ferry passengers as a popular Scottish route has been axed for two weeks. Ferry services on Orkney will be disrupted for a further fortnight following the ...

Orkney Ferry, MV Pentalina, ran aground with 60 people on board, including a baby, after smoke was detected in the engine room. A ferry ran aground in Orkney, Scotland, on Saturday (April 29) with 60 ...

Passengers who were left injured after a ferry ran aground in Orkney when the captain 'almost certainly fell asleep' have been awarded £50,000 in compensation Pentland Ferries has paid the money to ...

The broken-down ferry which was taken off the Orkney to Scrabster service is set to return to service on Tuesday. It was expected that the Hamnavoe, which sails from Stromness, would be back in ...

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