"We will certainly do at the government level what we can because this is a very serious question," Caithness said at the launch of an appeal fund for the charity Rhino Rescue. "A government can only do a certain amount.
The company wants action taken to improve tanker traffic control, ship navigation and better training programmes for personnel. Yesterday the tank-barge Tak 10 was sheltering off Caithness, ready to remove any oil still trapped within the Braer.
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish was given the role of parliamentary undersecretary for transport, taking the portfolio from Lord Caithness.