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2019-10-3 The Marine Accident Investigation Branch of the UK Department for Transport issues a report on the grounding of cargo vessel MV "Priscilla" on the Pentland Skerries off the coast of Shetland, Scotland. The investigation concludes the lone crewmember on the bridge was distracted by watching music videos during the nighttime accident. The grounding triggered changes in procedures by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Scotland

2017-10-3 The Scottish Government Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse announces that he will seek an indefinite ban (an existing moratorium has been in place since 2015) on crude oil recovery in Scotland by means of the process of hydraulic fracturing. Scotland

2017-09-16 The government of Scotland releases a statement in support of the Catalan independence referendum but would prefer that both Catalonia and Spain agree on the terms. Scotland

2014-11-24 Launch of "The National", the first Scottish daily newspaper to support Scottish independence. Scotland

2014-02-4 The Scottish Parliament votes overwhelmingly (105–18) in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Scotland. Scotland

2013-08-4 Scottish actor Peter Capaldi is announced to portray the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor on the long-running British science fiction show "Doctor Who". Scotland

2013-06-12 Gunmen kidnap a Scottish man working for a British energy company in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Scotland

2012-06-19 Syrian uprising: A ship carrying military helicopters and missiles from Russia to Syria is halted and turned back off the coast of Scotland after its insurance coverage is cancelled. Scotland

2011-08-13 A ruptured oil pipeline is discovered near Gannet Alpha platform, run by Shell 113 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland. Scotland

2010-12-13 Major British supermarkets and online stores stop taking orders in Scotland in the run up to Christmas, because of a backlog of deliveries caused by the recent adverse weather conditions. Scotland