Eight seafarers have tested positive for Covid-19 on an idled Fred Olsen Cruise Lines vessel off Scotland.

Another six are being tested on the 28,600-gt Black Watch (built 1982) in the Firth of Forth, the Norwegian-owned company said.

"Fred Olsen Cruise Lines can confirm that a number of crew members aboard its ship Black Watch have tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus," a company statement said.