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| Missing wreck diver feared dead | Missing wreck diver feared dead |
| (about 17 hours later) | |
| Rescue teams have been continuing to search for a diver missing in the North Sea since Saturday. | |
| The 38-year-old from Cheshire failed to resurface after exploring a wreck in Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands. | |
| Rescuers called off the search at 2030 BST on Saturday after the man had been missing for nine-and-a-half hours. | Rescuers called off the search at 2030 BST on Saturday after the man had been missing for nine-and-a-half hours. |
| They resumed the search on Sunday despite little chance of finding him alive as survival time in the water would be only about three hours. | |
| Strong winds | Strong winds |
| The missing man was diving from the dive boat Karen and had been diving above the 40m-deep vessel Markgraf with a colleague. | The missing man was diving from the dive boat Karen and had been diving above the 40m-deep vessel Markgraf with a colleague. |
| Emergency services were called and a major search was launched, co-ordinated by Shetland Coastguard. | Emergency services were called and a major search was launched, co-ordinated by Shetland Coastguard. |
| A coastguard helicopter and Stromness and Longhope RNLI lifeboats searched the water, fighting force 6-7 winds. | A coastguard helicopter and Stromness and Longhope RNLI lifeboats searched the water, fighting force 6-7 winds. |
| Coastguard rescue teams from Hoy and Stromness were also involved in the operation. | Coastguard rescue teams from Hoy and Stromness were also involved in the operation. |