SIC Ferries
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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
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Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
services in Shetland, a subarctic archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Services
Services of the SIC Ferries are.- Yell service to the North Isle of Yell linking ToftToftToft is a placename and surname of Norse origin. Placenames ending in "-toft" are usually derivations of the Old Norse word topt meaning site of a house. As a placename and placename particle, it occurs in Denmark, Scania , England, Shetland and Normandy...
on the Mainland. - Bluemill service to the North Isles of UnstUnstUnst is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third largest island in Shetland after the Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs...
and FetlarFetlarFetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a population of 86 at the time of the 2001 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre...
linking Gutcher, Yell. The Fetlar service also opeartes from Belmont, Unst. - Whalsay service to the isle of WhalsayWhalsay-Geography:Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of . The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels...
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 BressayBressay-Geography and geology:Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of Noss, and north of Mousa. At , it is the fifth largest island in Shetland. The population is around 400 people, concentrated in the middle of the west coast, around Glebe, Fullaburn and Maryfield....
linking Lerwick on the Mainland. - Papa Stour to the isle of Papa StourPapa StourPapa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of under twenty people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s. Located to the west of mainland Shetland and with an area of 828 hectares , Papa Stour is the eighth largest island in Shetland...
from West Burrafirth on the Mainland.
Fleet
Fleet of the SIC Ferries are:- MVs DagalienMV DagalienMV Dagalien is a roll-on/roll-off passenger and car ferry that operates on the Yell service, operated by SIC Ferries. She is the sister ship of MV Daggri.-History:The Dagalien was bought in 2003 along with MV Daggri....
and DaggriMV DaggriMV Daggari is a ro-ro passenger and car ferry that operates on the Yell service, operated by SIC Ferries. She is also sister ship of MV Dagalien.-History:The Daggri was bought in 2003 along with MV Dagalien....
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 IVGood Shepherd IVThe Good Shepherd IV is a ferry connecting Fair Isle to Shetland Mainland owned by SIC Ferries.-History:The ship, built in Fife, has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council....
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 LeirnaMV Leirna-History:Leirna was built by Apholdore Shipbuilders, Devon and is operated by SIC Ferries.She was bought in 1992 and has been running the Bressay Ferry Service since 1992.-Layout:...
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.