Orkney proceeds with Lyness decommissioning after MoD oil spill snub

Orkney proceeds with Lyness decommissioning after MoD oil spill snub

Orkney is pushing ahead with plans to develop the Lyness port into a decommissioning base after a snub from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over a decades-old oil spill.

The council’s plan to revamp the port hinges on clean up of a spill from the 1970s, when Lyness was a fuel depot for the Royal Navy.

In 2019, Orkney petitioned the MoD for help in meeting its costs for the £300,000 cleanup, which the MoD denied.