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Calls for more small cruise ships to visit ports outside Lerwick
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![A red rope in the water next to a dock.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9500-240x140.jpg)
![Local whitefish boat Tranquility fishing off Shetland. Photo: Ivan Reid](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/151223_Tranqulity_-_Ivan_Reid-240x140.jpg)
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![Fishing vessel](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231016-Antonio-Maria-240x140.png)
![A man intently monitors navigation screens in a ship's bridge simulator.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231018-Scalloway-bridge-simulator-240x140.jpg)
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![A large group of individuals wearing matching blue shirts gathers for a group photo in front of a tall ship docked at a grassy waterfront.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sail-Training-Shetland-trainees-2023-c-Ben-Mullay-240x140.jpg)
![A large cruise ship near a coastal town with clear views of the landscape and water.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Norwegian-Getaway-Lerwicks-largest-of-season.-See-release.-240x140.jpg)
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![Two boats anchored near a coastline with a small islet in the background at dusk.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230919-lifeboat-240x140.jpeg)
![A stingray gliding over the sea floor near a diver's net.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230919_uhi_sheland_skate-240x140.jpg)
![Two vessels at sea: a large boat with a white superstructure and a smaller orange lifeboat to its right.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230918-Settler-under-tow-240x140.jpg)
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![Two fish on a bed of ice (left), and a fishing vessel on the water with](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230814-haddock-240x140.png)
![A dockside scene showing fishing gear, including stacked traps and coiled ropes, next to a docked green boat. Several people are working in the background near vehicles and buildings.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lerwick-Harbour-quayside-240x140.jpg)
![The Bluemull Sound ferry terminal.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bluemull_Sound_ferry-240x140.jpg)
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![Two scuba divers hold a](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fraoch_ban-2-240x140.jpg)
![Four people standing on a dock with fishing boats in the background. They are dressed in jackets and coats suitable for cool weather and are smiling at the camera.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230806-Ian-Gatt-Hannah-Fennell-Elspeth-Macdonald-and-Sheila-Keith-240x140.jpg)
![Two scuba divers in full gear remove a large fishing net from the ocean floor, with a buoy attached to the net for lifting.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/48903782338_bc849e7e32_o-240x140.jpg)
![An orange tugboat guides a small sailboat near a large docked cruise ship in an industrial port area with various buildings and vessels in the background.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230802-yacht-240x140.png)
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![Three uniformed cadets stand on the deck of a tall ship, with sails and rigging visible behind them, against a backdrop of a harbor with other ships.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230727_150057-240x140.jpg)
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