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| Distress signal sparks sea search | Distress signal sparks sea search |
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| A major air and sea search operation was launched after a vessel issued a distress signal. | |
| Shetland Coastguard received the call, which is believed to be from the Still Waters II, on Thursday morning. | Shetland Coastguard received the call, which is believed to be from the Still Waters II, on Thursday morning. |
| The brief distress call, which did not offer an exact location, stated: "I am sinking." | The brief distress call, which did not offer an exact location, stated: "I am sinking." |
| The Shetland Coastguard helicopter and two lifeboats - from Lerwick and Aith - were called in to search for the vessel, off the Scalloway area. | The Shetland Coastguard helicopter and two lifeboats - from Lerwick and Aith - were called in to search for the vessel, off the Scalloway area. |
| Other boats that were in the area joined the hunt. | |
| The search was expected to be scaled back in the evening if nothing had been found. |