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Missing fisherman search resumes
(UKPA) – 2 hours ago
A search has resumed for a prawn fishing boat missing in the North Sea with one man on board.
Neil Smith, from Shetland, is the skipper of the 10-metre vessel Breadwinner which was reported overdue at Lerwick harbour just after 9pm on Thursday.
Shetland Coastguard helicopter and Lerwick RNLI lifeboat launched a search but found no trace of the boat. The search resumed at first light on Friday, focusing on the area to the east of the island of Bressay in Shetland where the boat usually fishes.
Sandy Wylie, duty watch manager at Shetland Coastguard, said: "We are now appealing to the public for any information as to his whereabouts. We know that he occasionally spends periods of time on his boat and has a bunk installed.
"We have been checking harbours and marinas around the islands overnight but with no result.
"Vessels are also checking the south side of the Outer Skerries, Whalsay, North Nesting, Moul of Eswick and Whalsay this morning."
The fisheries patrol aircraft Watchdog 64 and two other fishing vessels Guiding Light and Kestrel have joined the search.
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(UKPA) – 2 hours ago
A search has resumed for a prawn fishing boat missing in the North Sea with one man on board.
Neil Smith, from Shetland, is the skipper of the 10-metre vessel Breadwinner which was reported overdue at Lerwick harbour just after 9pm on Thursday.
Shetland Coastguard helicopter and Lerwick RNLI lifeboat launched a search but found no trace of the boat. The search resumed at first light on Friday, focusing on the area to the east of the island of Bressay in Shetland where the boat usually fishes.
Sandy Wylie, duty watch manager at Shetland Coastguard, said: "We are now appealing to the public for any information as to his whereabouts. We know that he occasionally spends periods of time on his boat and has a bunk installed.
"We have been checking harbours and marinas around the islands overnight but with no result.
"Vessels are also checking the south side of the Outer Skerries, Whalsay, North Nesting, Moul of Eswick and Whalsay this morning."
The fisheries patrol aircraft Watchdog 64 and two other fishing vessels Guiding Light and Kestrel have joined the search.
Copyright © 2011 The Press Association. All rights reserved.
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