The Good Shepherd IV is a ferry connecting Fair Isle to Shetland Mainland. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Fair Isle (from Old Norse Frjóey Scottish Gaelic Eileann nan Geansaidh is an island off Scotland, lying around halfway Mainland is the main Island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only Burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's
The ferry carries up to 12 passengers and one car. [1] There are sailings three times a week from Grutness Pier near Sumburgh Head in summer and one per week in winter. Grutness is a small settlement and headland at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh Head is located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. There are fortnightly sailings from Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. For the aircraft see Saro Lerwick Lerwick is the only Burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands [2]
The ship was built in Fife by has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland The Shetland Islands Council is the local authority for the Shetland Islands. The previous ferry on this route, the Good Shepherd III, was owned by the islanders. [3]