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03-Oct-11, 15:40
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Council Leader welcomes 11th hour reprieve for tugs

The Highland Council Leader Councillor Michael Foxley has joined in the welcome of the 11th hour decision by the UK Government to offer a three-month reprieve for the two emergency towing vessels based at Stornoway and Shetland while work continues on finalising a new longer-term contract. The tugs, owned by a private company, JP Knight and on contract to the Maritime Coastguard Service, were due to have been withdrawn from service on Friday 30 September. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=2487)]