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]
Services
Services of the SIC Ferries are.[2]
- Yell service to the North Isle of Yell linking Toft on the Mainland.
- Bluemill service to the North Isles of Unst and Fetlar linking Gutcher, Yell. The Fetlar service also opeartes from Belmont, Unst.
- Whalsay service to the isle of Whalsay linking Laxo on the Mainland.
- Out Skerries service to the isle of Out Skerries linking Vildin on the Mainland. There is also a service from Lerwick, Mainland.
- Bressay service to the isle of Bressay linking Lerwick on the Mainland.
- Papa Stour to the isle of Papa Stour from West Burrafirth on the Mainland.
Fleet
Fleet of the SIC Ferries are:
- MVs Dagalien and Daggri both built in Gnask, Poland. They can both carry 145 passengers and 35 cars and are both normally used on the Yell service.
- MVs Bigga and Giera was built by Dunstons, Hestle and Millers, St Monance and can carry 125 cars and 86 passengers and are both used on the Bluemull services.
- MV Filla was built by Northren Shipbuilders in Gdasnk and can carry 123 passengers and 25 cars is normally used on the Skerries route.
- MV Fivla was built by Ferguson, Alisa and is now used as a stand-by vessel. She can carry 15 cars and 45 passengers.
- MV Good Shepherd IV was built by Millers, St Monance and can carry 0 cars and 25 passengers and is normally used on the Fair Isle service.
- MVs Hendra and Linga was built by McTay Maraine, Bromobourgh & Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland and are both normally used on the Whalsay service. They can carry 23 cars and 132 passengers.
- MV Leirna was built by Ferguson Port, Glasgow and is normally used on the Bressay service. It can carry 125 passengers and 16 cars.
- MV Snolda was built by Sigbjorn Iversen, Norway and is normally used on the Papa Stour service. It can carry 1 cars and 5 passengers
- MV Thora was built by Thorshavnor Skipasmidja, Faroe and is normally used as a stand-by vessel and the Papa Stour service. She is one of the oldest ferries bought in the late 1970s.
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