1972
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- Author and photographer John Peterson dies.
March
- 5th
The barge H-101 broke loose in the Ekofisk Oilfield in Force 12 winds and wrecked on the Bard of Bressay. A part of this wreck was landed in Lerwick in summer 2008 as it had become a hazard to shipping in the area.
April
- 7th
Out Skerries Lighthouse fully automated.
October
- 30th
The salvage barge GK 41, registered in Britain, drove ashore and wrecked on the east side of Hos Wick, Sandwick.
