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Scuba diver missing 12 miles from Norfolk coast Scuba diver missing 12 miles from Norfolk coast
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A search operation is under way after a scuba diver went missing in the North Sea. A search operation is under way for a scuba diver who is missing in the North Sea.
The 68-year-old from the Brighton area had been diving on a wreck. The 68-year-old man, from the Brighton area, had been diving on a wreck.
The coastguard was called at 18:00 BST on Monday after the man, who was out at sea as part of a group, failed to return to a dive vessel which earlier departed from the port of Lowestoft. The coastguard was called at 17:52 BST on Monday when the diver, who was at sea as part of a group, failed to return to a dive vessel which earlier departed from the port of Lowestoft.
The group had been in the water 12 miles (19.3km) offshore from Great Yarmouth when the alarm was raised.The group had been in the water 12 miles (19.3km) offshore from Great Yarmouth when the alarm was raised.
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Lifeboat crews from Gorleston, Lowestoft and Caister were called to help. It is understood that the diver let off a distress balloon, which surfaced at 17:00 and lifeboat crews from Gorleston, Lowestoft and Caister were called to help.
They were assisted by two coastguard helicopters, one from Lincolnshire and another from Kent. They were assisted by two coastguard helicopters, one from Hull and another from Lydd, Kent.
The dive company, who operate the Raider V boat the divers had been aboard, are continuing underwater searches.
Andy Mason from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station said: "We got on scene at 19:00 BST and commenced a search.Andy Mason from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station said: "We got on scene at 19:00 BST and commenced a search.
"Multiple vessels going through the area were asked to keep watch, from the south Corton buoy up to Winterton. So a big area of the sea has been searched.""Multiple vessels going through the area were asked to keep watch, from the south Corton buoy up to Winterton. So a big area of the sea has been searched."
Paul Garrod from Caister Lifeboat added: "There is always hope. We are all here to do the same job."Paul Garrod from Caister Lifeboat added: "There is always hope. We are all here to do the same job."