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| Search for fishing boat missing off Gourdon resumes | Search for fishing boat missing off Gourdon resumes |
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| The search has resumed for a fishing boat which was missing overnight off the north east coast of Scotland. | The search has resumed for a fishing boat which was missing overnight off the north east coast of Scotland. |
| The 16ft creel boat Water Rail, with two people on board, failed to return to Gourdon harbour just before midday on Tuesday. | The 16ft creel boat Water Rail, with two people on board, failed to return to Gourdon harbour just before midday on Tuesday. |
| They have been named locally as 75-year-old Jim Reid and his 35-year-old grandson David Irvine of Inverbervie. | |
| Coastguards said a BP helicopter was joining the search effort on Wednesday afternoon. | Coastguards said a BP helicopter was joining the search effort on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Anxious relatives and friends have spent a second day at the harbour side waiting for news. | |
| The search area takes in a stretch of coastline from Stonehaven to St Cyrus, and far out to sea. | The search area takes in a stretch of coastline from Stonehaven to St Cyrus, and far out to sea. |
| Efforts to locate the vessel have involved an RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth, Aberdeen and Montrose lifeboats and fishing boats. | Efforts to locate the vessel have involved an RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth, Aberdeen and Montrose lifeboats and fishing boats. |
| On Tuesday evening searching was taking place up to 20 miles from the shore. | On Tuesday evening searching was taking place up to 20 miles from the shore. |