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| Scapa Flow: hopes fading for missing divers | Scapa Flow: hopes fading for missing divers |
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| Hopes are fading for two Dutch divers missing in Orkney after they failed to return from 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. | 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. | Despite near perfect conditions, no trace of the men was found. The operation was suspended at 20:00. |
| The search was expected to resume on Wednesday morning. | |
| The Stromness lifeboat and Sumburgh-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter had been involved in Tuesday's operation. | |
| The pair had been diving on the sunken German battleship SMS Brummer, which is lying in 36m of water. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |