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Posted by Matthew Lawrence at 03:53 AM on April 13, 2007
Busy night for Shetland's coastguard and oil rescue services. The Bourbon Dolphin capsized in a comparatively calm sea, well calm for the Northern Atlantic, and a number of crew are still missing though 7 have been rescued. The nearby oil rig had to be evacuated because the boat is hull up and could drift into the rig so 80 workers were airlifted off to Sumburgh during the night. A number of my wife's colleagues had to work all night seeing in the flights and now relatives of the workers are being sent up to Shetland so the airport is going to be incredibly busy over the next few days!  The missing crew members are all Norwegian so our thoughts must be with their family members. Very sad. I have just noticed from the weather report that there is a thick sea fog around the Northern Isles which will hamper rescue attempts....

Nice weather though so I will be out in the garden catching up on tasks.

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Reply Matthew
06:00 PM on April 25, 2007
Some decent weather at last. it is all beginning to happen finally. spring is finally on its way. Young's men's thoughts are turning fancy free feelings!!!
Reply Christine
01:05 PM on May 10, 2007
Hi Matthew, your Spanish readers in the Costa Blanca have just had the wettest April for many years. Difference is, we don't mind because once the rain stops we get at least 5 months non-stop sunshine. Summer arrived this week, I know this for certain because my Shetland Soap creams - stuff I have been prizing out with fingernails - have all gone to liquid almost overnight. Ah, but I love it....


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