Five junior Royal Navy ratings have been marched through HughTown on St Mary’s to say sorry for their behaviour on Saturday night.
Sailors from the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke enjoying a night out in the town were recalled back to the ship by Naval Police shortly before 11pm.
Police dealt with a number of incidents including drunken behaviour and fighting during the evening, BBC News reports, following up a story which appeared on ScillyNews on Saturday night.
And Islanders and visitors hoping to look around the Portsmouth-based Frigate were left disappointed when swell around the ship on Sunday meant tours were cancelled.
Tourism officer Steve Watt, who was among a select group from the Islands treated to a Saturday night cocktail party aboard the ship, said visits by Royal Navy vessels had always gone without problems in the past and this was unlikely to affect any future visits.
“These were relatively minor incidents, but I certainly wouldn’t like to be in the shoes of those junior ratings,” he told BBC News, adding that HMS Ocean and HMS Cornwall were due to visit the Islands soon and it was important not to blow things out of proportion.
Sgt Ian Stevens from St Mary’s Police confirmed that complaints had been received and some sailors were given ?80 fixed penalty fines.
“It was a lively old evening with some drunkenness and boisterous behaviour,? he said.
One crew-member, who was alleged to have tampered with a fishing boat at the quay, has apologised to the boat’s owner.
The Ministry of Defence are considering internal disciplinary action.