The 18 meter long ferry Good Shepherd IV was rescued by the RNLI on August 5,  2014.  The ferry which operates between Sumburgh to Fair Isle had suffered mechanical breakdown and had gone adrift off Sumburgh Head with 11 passengers and 4 crew on board.  The vessel requested assistance and the RNLI lifeboat from Lerwick was dispatched to the scene.  The lifeboat took the ferry under tow and proceeded to Grutness.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

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