Cromarty Rising

Read all about it here: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15206218.Emails_cast_doubt_on_Scottish_Government__39_s_public_statements/ The Scottish Government still deny that they were consulted on STS despite clear documentary evidence being presented in Oil Leak 126. However look at the statement: “These documents do not support the claims which have been made, The Scottish Government was not consulted by the Secretary of State for […]

How many of you noticed the advert in “Energy North” last week? A question of trust? We will be very interested to see how that is explained – if you can’t read the top left, that say “100% of profit reinvested in the port” – unless it made through a 50% owned joint venture with the […]

As reported in oil leak 126, we have received an extensive FOI from the Scottish Government. Here’s what an unknown correspondent from the Marine Lab put back to Marine Scotland for their first response that was never submitted. What are the main points? they are not convinced by the statement “the seabed will recover within […]

Well well well, thanks to the persistence of one of our correspondents, we now have an extensive freedom of information request from the Scottish Government – it is a damning indictment of Marine Scotland and blows open claims that the SG were not consulted. Now much of the details of who emails were sent to […]

Here’s an email we got from Highland Council candidate Dave Allison last week – he’s standing in Ward 8 Dingwall and Seaforth. Sadly he’s not standing for the Black Isle as needless to say he wouldn’t get our vote. Just to be clear Cromarty Rising have NO political affiliation and recommend NO political party over […]

It might seem like a strange question, but what is the financial value of bottlenose dolphins to us humans? After all, one of the most significant threats of the STS proposal is to the inner Moray Firth bottlenose dolphin population. The highest recorded level of activity of the resident population is in the vicinity of […]

Birds are less likely to be affected by the day to day operation of STS – although acoustic disturbance still have the potential to disturb population and prey. Birds are however particularly vulnerable to the effects of a spill, even a small one. There are RSPB reserves established at both Nigg Bay, Udale bay and […]

Unconfirmed reports are coming in that the Cromarty Firth Port Authority have decided to drop STS completely, instead concentrating on the stunning natural environment, doing their best to protect it and using it to positively promote the image of the Port. They have said all along that they taking their environmental responsibilities very seriously and […]

We had the following comment left by one of our regular contributors in response to oil leak 117: “The Torry Canyon, Braer, & Sea Empress were NOT carrying out STS. They were “en-route” to a port/terminal. For an oil tanker to dock at the Nigg Oil Terminal jetty it has to sail CLOSER to dangerous rocks […]

Congratulations to the Port of Cromarty Firth on winning 2 new contracts to service the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm: https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/134959/port-cromarty-lands-two-major-beatrice-windfarm-deals/ Estimated at a value of £700K and utilising the phase 3 quayside facilities largely paid for by taxpayers. This combined with a record year for cruise ships, up 50% on last year: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Extra-cruise-ships-set-to-bring-14m-tourist-boom-24032017.htm Surely this means […]