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| Missing vessel located off Orkney | Missing vessel located off Orkney |
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| A Polish yacht which went missing on its way to Aberdeen carrying seven crew has been found off the Orkney islands. | A Polish yacht which went missing on its way to Aberdeen carrying seven crew has been found off the Orkney islands. |
| A search was launched for the Syrenka, when it failed to arrive in Aberdeen on Saturday after leaving Iceland. | A search was launched for the Syrenka, when it failed to arrive in Aberdeen on Saturday after leaving Iceland. |
| The 46ft (14m) yacht, which is suffering engine problems, had communications restored before midnight on Saturday. | The 46ft (14m) yacht, which is suffering engine problems, had communications restored before midnight on Saturday. |
| All those on board are safe and the vessel has been towed into harbour by a lifeboat from Stromness, Orkney. | |
| Coastguards in the Faroes, Iceland, Stornoway and Shetland had all tried to make radio contact. | Coastguards in the Faroes, Iceland, Stornoway and Shetland had all tried to make radio contact. |
| A relief crew expressed "grave concerns" that the yacht had failed to make contact. | A relief crew expressed "grave concerns" that the yacht had failed to make contact. |
| Alarm raised | Alarm raised |
| Before the vessel was found a spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said they were trying to alert all shipping and harbours throughout the area. | Before the vessel was found a spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said they were trying to alert all shipping and harbours throughout the area. |
| They also alerted some of the offshore oil industry off Shetland and raised the alert level to Pan Pan, which is one level below Mayday. | They also alerted some of the offshore oil industry off Shetland and raised the alert level to Pan Pan, which is one level below Mayday. |
| The yacht was believed to have left the Icelandic port of Keflavik last Sunday. | The yacht was believed to have left the Icelandic port of Keflavik last Sunday. |
| The last time it made contact was when one of the crew members called his sister in Poland using a mobile phone when it was just south of Iceland on Monday. | The last time it made contact was when one of the crew members called his sister in Poland using a mobile phone when it was just south of Iceland on Monday. |
| The alarm was raised by a family member of one of the crew at about 1200 BST when the Syrenka failed to appear. | The alarm was raised by a family member of one of the crew at about 1200 BST when the Syrenka failed to appear. |
| The coastguard had said communication was key in the effort to find the vessel, which could have been anywhere in a 200,000 square mile area of sea. | The coastguard had said communication was key in the effort to find the vessel, which could have been anywhere in a 200,000 square mile area of sea. |