On September 11, a Dutch cargo ship “Eems Star” suffered engine trouble eight miles south-west of Scalloway at about 11am, with the Aith lifeboat called out to assist.
Six crew members on board the vessel spent the day trying to get the vessel fixed, but with weather conditions deteriorating the work has been postponed.
The vessel along with the crew is now anchored one mile from the Shetland coast with the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) emergency towing vessel, Heracles, and the tug, Dunter, standing by on scene.
A Shetland Coastguard spokesman said: “We have a vessel off of Scalloway which suffered some engine failure, it is being held by a tug. The call came in this morning.”
“There was six persons on board with engine room problems.”
“Aith lifeboat stood by all day but has now been stood down. At the moment the MCA’s emergency towing vessel, Heracles, is on scene standing by and the tug Dunter is also on scene attached to the vessel.”
“The initial problem was eight miles south-west of Shetland. It is now one mile off Scalloway. The vessel is anchored waiting for a little better weather. Everyone is still on board.”
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Source: The Press and Journal
