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In Pictures / First galley of the year goes up in flames at Port Arthur

Shetland News @shetnews

12 January 2024 21:01

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CROWDS flocked to the streets of Scalloway on Friday evening to watch the fire festival’s torchlit procession.

It culminated in the galley Longariva heading out to the water at Port Arthur in flames.

All photos below by Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media:

A group of people holding torches at night.

A group of people standing around a fire.

A group of people with torches walking down a street.

A man holding an axe in front of a fire.

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