Man Overboard From MS Ambition Off Scottish Coast
Extensive search efforts continue for missing passenger last seen on cruise ship en route to Dundee.
Sarah Connor
A man fell overboard from the cruise ship MS Ambition off the Scottish coast.
Police Scotland received an alert at 8:55 am on Friday regarding the incident, which occurred approximately 40 nautical miles off Anstruther, Fife.
The MS Ambition was traveling from Lerwick to Dundee when the passenger reportedly went missing; the alarm was raised onboard at about 08:35 on Friday, approximately 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.
Upon the vessel's arrival in Dundee, a thorough search of the ship commenced.
The passenger's luggage remained onboard, and his bed had not been slept in, suggesting he may have gone overboard sometime before the alarm was raised.
HM Coastguard and Police Scotland continue extensive search efforts for the missing man.
Lifeboat crews from Anstruther and Broughty Ferry, alongside Coastguard rescue teams from Dundee, Arbroath, and St Andrews, are involved in the ongoing operation.
A commercial search-and-rescue helicopter and several nearby vessels also assist in the search.
The next of kin of the missing passenger have been notified. A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed inquiries into the incident are ongoing as the man remains missing.