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| Search for divers missing in Scapa Flow | Search for divers missing in Scapa Flow |
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| Emergency services are searching an area of Scapa Flow in Orkney for two divers who have gone missing. | Emergency services are searching an area of Scapa Flow in Orkney for two divers who have gone missing. |
| Both the Stromness lifeboat and the Sumburgh-based search and rescue helicopter have been called to the scene. | Both the Stromness lifeboat and the Sumburgh-based search and rescue helicopter have been called to the scene. |
| The divers had been on the wreck of a German battleship, the SMS Brummer, which is lying in 36m of water, but failed to surface. | |
| Scapa Flow was used in both world wars as a main harbour for the British Navy. | Scapa Flow was used in both world wars as a main harbour for the British Navy. |
| The pair were due to surface from their dive at about 16:20, but the alarm raised soon after when they failed to appear. |