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| Coastguards have put out an urgent appeal for a lone yachtsman missing in the North Sea to get in touch. | Coastguards have put out an urgent appeal for a lone yachtsman missing in the North Sea to get in touch. |
| The Scarborough-based yacht, Equinox, left Kiel in northern Germany last week, heading for the UK. | |
| The family of its skipper, a 69-year-old man from East Yorkshire who has not been named, last heard from him on 4 July. | The family of its skipper, a 69-year-old man from East Yorkshire who has not been named, last heard from him on 4 July. |
| Humber coastguard said it was hoping poor weather had forced him to alter his route and find shelter. | Humber coastguard said it was hoping poor weather had forced him to alter his route and find shelter. |
| He might have turned off his radio to save power, the coastguard said. | He might have turned off his radio to save power, the coastguard said. |
| An appeal to all vessels in the North Sea was put out before the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 on Friday morning. | An appeal to all vessels in the North Sea was put out before the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 on Friday morning. |
| People were asked to look out for the 17ft (5.18m) yacht, and the skipper was urged to make contact with the coastguard. | People were asked to look out for the 17ft (5.18m) yacht, and the skipper was urged to make contact with the coastguard. |