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Scapa Flow: Search for missing divers called off | |
(42 minutes later) | |
The search for two Dutch divers missing in Orkney after a dive in Scapa Flow will not resume. | |
An extensive air and sea search was launched on Tuesday afternoon when the men 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. |
Any hopes of finding the men alive were said to have faded - and the coastguard confirmed on Wednesday morning the search would not resume. | |
The Stromness lifeboat and Sumburgh-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter had been involved in Tuesday's operation. | 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. |
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. |