A tug from Sullom Voe was sent to intercept the 7,100-dwt Myrte (built 2008), which was adrift off Shetland's Fair Isle on Tuesday, after the coast guard was notified.

The vessel had lost power after a small fire, the BBC reported.

The ship has nine crew and was carrying pipes for the oil industry from Invergordon to Lerwick.

AIS data showed the vessel moored at Lerwick on Thursday morning.

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