Wednesday, 27 May 2015

'No radio or phone' on missing Lewis boat

BBC News
An air and sea search is resuming off Lewis for a small boat which has gone missing with one person on board.
The home made vessel left Brevig in the Broad Bay at 07:00 on Tuesday. The alarm was raised at 20:00 after it failed to return.
The missing man did not give details of where he intended to go and does not have a radio or mobile phone with him.
The coastguard helicopter, the local lifeboat, police and coastguard members have been involved in the search.
The missing boat is blue and black, three metres long and has an outboard motor.
Anyone who thinks they may have seen the boat or its skipper in the past 24 hours has been asked to call Stornoway Coastguard on 01851 702013.

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