Shetland is braced for a new invasion of oil workers as a 213-room floating hotel arrived at Lerwick.
The Bibby Stockholm, a massive accommodation barge, will house hundreds of workers employed by multinational oil field services firm Petrofac as they build the £500million gas plant at Sullom Voe for French oil giant Total.
The vessel can take up to 550 guests and Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell believes the influx of workers will be good for the islands.
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