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Transport / Yell Sound ferry service back to full strength after technical fault

An archive image of the council ferry Dagalien docking at the Toft ferry terminal. Photo: Shetland News

THE YELL Sound ferry service was reduced to a single vessel operation this morning (Tuesday) following a technical fault.

It is now back to two vessels.

It came after the Bressay ferry Leirna had to tie up for a period at the weekend after a fault.

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