An emergency vessel will continue to operate in the Pentland Firth after a five-year contract was awarded to Marniva Spa.

Source: https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/pentland-firth-emergency-towing-vessel-ievoli-black-to-be-p-316018/

A spokesperson for NorthLink Ferries said: “We can confirm that the MV Hamnavoe provided assistance, on Tuesday evening, in the search for the missing diver in the Pentland Firth.”

Source: https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/john-ogroats-ferry-skipper-tells-of-search-for-missing-dive-313941/

Ferry links between Aberdeen, Orkney and Shetland were also cancelled, as well as Pentland Firth crossings from Scrabster to Stromness.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/storm-babet-uk-floods-ireland-cork-b2432961.html

He said: “The Pentalina was only summoned back into action this week because the MV Alfred had to be seconded from Pentland Ferries to help plug gaps in the ageing, unreliable CalMac fleet.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23491142.passenger-ferry-refloated-running-aground/?ref=rss

"In the meantime, mountainous seas in the Pentland Firth had rolled the lifeboat over," Mr Gault says.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-64637826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Mr Datta spent his last few months at Pentland View care home in Thurso and died in March 2022, aged 81.

Source: https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/newly-published-pictorial-book-was-wick-surgeons-last-ambi-322264/

While Pentland Ferries say it was able to deal with the “majority of the issues” raised by inspectors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), there remains issues which cannot be sorted in time.

Source: https://www.orcadian.co.uk/return-of-pentalina-delayed-as-safety-inspection-continues/