The 12 salmon cages that went missing at Christmas due to the gales, have been located and taken under tow. The cages that contained some 300,000 salmon with a sales value of more than UK£3 million (US$4.64 million), were moored off the south coast of Unst, Westerly winds that reached more than 100 miles per hour on Christmas day caused the moorings to fail and the cages drifted away.
The cages were located about 60 miles east of the Shetland. The Danish tug Westsund took hold of the cages, Owners Meridian Salmon managed to attach a tow using their well boat Victoria Viking on 30 December, but the operation had to be aborted due to the strength of the tide. Read more ...
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The cages were located about 60 miles east of the Shetland. The Danish tug Westsund took hold of the cages, Owners Meridian Salmon managed to attach a tow using their well boat Victoria Viking on 30 December, but the operation had to be aborted due to the strength of the tide. Read more ...
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