The Orkney Local Emergency Coordination Group (OLECG) met yesterday afternoon, 9 April, to discuss the ongoing subsea cable outage affecting the Outer North Isles.

Partners were provided with an update from BT, confirming that a repair vessel is currently enroute to Orkney and, all going well, is expected to arrive in Council waters today, 10 April.

The vessel will inspect the cable and carry out any necessary repairs, with works anticipated to take place over the course of next week.