Helicopter Ditching

News coming through of a Helicopter ditching just west of Sumburgh Airport. This is a view of marine traffic in the area taken from the marinetraffic.com site. The blue vessel is the NorthLink Ferry Hjaltland which has been diverted to the scene to assist. You can see from her track that she was way past Sumburgh when it happened. Our daughter is on the ferry and knowing her she will be very upset at what is going on.
Harsh realities of life this far north and the price that is paid for oil. Hoping that nobody is seriously hurt. Relatively calm evening with a mild wind blowing.