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Scapa Flow: hopes fading for missing divers | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Hopes are fading for two Dutch divers missing in Orkney after they failed to return following a dive in Scapa Flow. | |
An extensive air and sea search was launched by coastguards on Tuesday afternoon when the men - said to be experienced divers - failed to return to a local boat. | |
Despite near perfect conditions, no trace of the men was found. The operation was suspended at 20:00. | |
A decision on whether to resume the search is due to be made at 08:00. | |
The Stromness lifeboat and Sumburgh-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter had been involved in Tuesday's search operation. | |
The pair had been diving on the sunken German battleship SMS Brummer, which is lying in 36m of water. | |
Efforts are likely to now concentrate on the wreck itself, with the focus moving from rescue to recovery. | |
Scapa Flow is a popular destination for visiting divers with the wrecks of the German Fleet which was scuttled in its sheltered waters in 1919. | |
The Brummer is not considered to be one of the more technically difficult dives in the area, but the deteriorating condition of all of the wrecks can make them dangerous. |