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| Man falls overboard from fishing boat off Aberdeen | Man falls overboard from fishing boat off Aberdeen |
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| A large-scale search is being carried out after a man fell overboard from a fishing boat south east of Aberdeen. | |
| A call was made to the coastguard just before 02:00 following the incident which happened near Girdle Ness Light. | A call was made to the coastguard just before 02:00 following the incident which happened near Girdle Ness Light. |
| Aberdeen and Stonehaven Coastguard rescue teams, along with two lifeboats from Aberdeen and a helicopter are involved in the search. | Aberdeen and Stonehaven Coastguard rescue teams, along with two lifeboats from Aberdeen and a helicopter are involved in the search. |
| Matt Leat, Maritime Operations Controller, said: "There is an extensive search of the area going on." | Matt Leat, Maritime Operations Controller, said: "There is an extensive search of the area going on." |
| He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Due to the weather conditions being very favourable this morning, the search area is fairly small, fairly close inland." | He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Due to the weather conditions being very favourable this morning, the search area is fairly small, fairly close inland." |
| Mr Leat said 11 vessels were involved in the search, including tugs, rig vessels, merchant vessels and fishing boats. | Mr Leat said 11 vessels were involved in the search, including tugs, rig vessels, merchant vessels and fishing boats. |
| "They were all very quick to respond to the distress calls." | "They were all very quick to respond to the distress calls." |