Missing Ferry Passenger: Search In North Sea

A large-scale search operation is under way for a 22-year-old man who went missing from a North Sea ferry.

The man - who is believed to have disappeared shortly before 6.30am on Monday - was last seen at 4am on board the NorthLink MV Hjaltland's overnight service from Shetland to Aberdeen.

The ferry was getting close to Aberdeen when it raised the alarm.

Two rescue helicopters, two lifeboats and a dozen commercial vessels are scouring an extensive area off the northeast coast of Scotland.

Earlier the ferry, carrying around 166 passengers, retraced its route to help with the search but it has since docked at Aberdeen.

Efforts are focused on a long, thin stretch of water on the ferry route from just north of Aberdeen up to Rattray Head, between Peterhead and Fraserburgh.

The search area covers Aberdeen to Rattray Head

An Aberdeen Coastguard spokesman said: "We got the call at 6.23am this morning from the overnight ferry the Hjaltland, the Shetland to Aberdeen ferry. She was approaching Aberdeen at the time and reported a passenger on board missing.

"That person had last been seen at 4am. A search of the vessel confirmed they weren't on board.

"We launched a search and rescue operation. It's (over) a fairly large area."

A RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth and the coastguard helicopter from Shetland have been taking turns to search.

In a statement, the ferry operator said: "NorthLink Ferries can confirm that the Hjaltland arrived back into Aberdeen at 11.45am today. The ferry was turned back to assist the coastguard with a search for a passenger reported missing from the vessel this morning.

"No further details are available but the company's prime concern is for the safety of the missing passenger."

The MV Hjaltland left Lerwick at 7pm on Sunday and was due into Aberdeen at 7am on Monday.

Police have been interviewing other ferry passengers as part of their investigation.

Police Scotland said: "We are currently working with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and RAF search and rescue to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident."

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