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Capsized boat prompts sea search Search for missing man called off
(about 5 hours later)
Rescuers are searching for a man believed to have been on board a boat discovered capsized in the sea off Orkney. The search for a man believed to have been on board a boat discovered capsized in the sea off Orkney has been called off for the night.
A member of the public contacted the emergency services after spotting a red distress flare off Stromness.A member of the public contacted the emergency services after spotting a red distress flare off Stromness.
Shetland Coastguard launched a search just after 0036 BST and the overturned 17ft boat was discovered an hour later, empty and with a slightly damaged hull. Shetland Coastguard launched a search just after 0036 BST and the overturned 17ft boat was discovered an hour later.
The recovered vessel is owned by an Alex Moar, 23, from Stromness. The search for owner Alex Moar, 23, from Stromness, is expected to resume on Sunday morning.
The coastguard said Mr Hoar left Stromness alone on the vessel late on Friday evening with the intention of travelling to Hoy.The coastguard said Mr Hoar left Stromness alone on the vessel late on Friday evening with the intention of travelling to Hoy.
Distress flareDistress flare
The boat is a small work vessel known as a "Dory" and is currently at the pier at Stromness.The boat is a small work vessel known as a "Dory" and is currently at the pier at Stromness.
A coastguard spokeswoman said it was not yet known what had caused the boat to overturn.A coastguard spokeswoman said it was not yet known what had caused the boat to overturn.
A Northern Constabulary spokesman added that a distress flare had been sighted off the Point of Ness, near Stromness, by a member of the public on the island of Graemsay.A Northern Constabulary spokesman added that a distress flare had been sighted off the Point of Ness, near Stromness, by a member of the public on the island of Graemsay.
Shetland Coastguard said that the air, land and sea search is continuing in the area of the Hoy Sound from Stromness to Breck Ness in the north, as well as around the north coast of Graemsay and Hoy. Shetland Coastguard said that the air, land and sea search had focused on the area of the Hoy Sound from Stromness to Breck Ness in the north, as well as around the north coast of Graemsay and Hoy.
A helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth was at the scene but has now returned to base.A helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth was at the scene but has now returned to base.
Weather conditions are believed to be reasonable, with a light wind and calm sea.