Repairs to a stricken vessel off the coast of Shetland have been postponed for the night, with work set to recommence in the morning.
The Eems Star suffered engine trouble roughly eight miles south-west of Scalloway at about 11am on Sunday, with the Aith lifeboat called out to assist.
The Dutch cargo ship had six crew members on board when it experienced problems within the engine room.
The crew spent the day trying to get the vessel fixed, but with weather conditions deteriorating the work has been postponed until Monday morning.
The Eems Star is now anchored one mile from the Shetland coast with the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) emergency towing vessel, Heracles, and the tug, Dunter, standing by on scene.
Aith lifeboat has now been stood down.
A Shetland Coastguard spokesman said: “We have a vessel off of Scalloway which suffered some engine failure, it is being held by a tug. The call came in this morning.
“There was six persons on board with engine room problems.
“Aith lifeboat stood by all day but has now been stood down. At the moment the MCA’s emergency towing vessel, Heracles, is on scene standing by and the tug Dunter is also on scene attached to the vessel.
“The initial problem was eight miles south-west of Shetland. It is now one mile off Scalloway. The vessel is anchored waiting for a little better weather. Everyone is still on board.”