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| Search for crew of cargo ship resumes at first light | Search for crew of cargo ship resumes at first light |
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| The search for the crew of a vessel found overturned off the north of Scotland has resumed. | The search for the crew of a vessel found overturned off the north of Scotland has resumed. |
| Eight people were on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement. | Eight people were on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement. |
| The vessel's upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in the Pentland Firth on Saturday, but there was no distress call from the ship. | The vessel's upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in the Pentland Firth on Saturday, but there was no distress call from the ship. |
| The search was suspended on Saturday night, but the Cemfjord's managers said the search would resume at first light. | The search was suspended on Saturday night, but the Cemfjord's managers said the search would resume at first light. |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the search involved two helicopters and four lifeboats, assisted by coastguard rescue teams from Kirkwall, St Margaret's Hope, Duncansby, Scrabster and Wick. | |
| HMS Somerset and its helicopter have also joined the search. | |
| Passenger ferry | |
| The last confirmed sighting of the ship was at about 13:00 on Friday. It is understood the alarm was raised by the crew of the ferry Hrossey at 14:30 on Saturday. | The last confirmed sighting of the ship was at about 13:00 on Friday. It is understood the alarm was raised by the crew of the ferry Hrossey at 14:30 on Saturday. |
| Brise of Hamburg, managers of the Cemfjord, said in a statement that the crew consisted of seven Poles and a Filipino. | Brise of Hamburg, managers of the Cemfjord, said in a statement that the crew consisted of seven Poles and a Filipino. |
| It added: "No distress call was received from the vessel. Bad weather prevailed in the area at the time and conditions remain difficult at the scene, with storm force winds. | It added: "No distress call was received from the vessel. Bad weather prevailed in the area at the time and conditions remain difficult at the scene, with storm force winds. |
| "The company is in the process of informing the families." | "The company is in the process of informing the families." |
| The Cemfjord was built in 1984 and was converted to a specialist cement carrier in 1998. | |
| On this voyage, it was carrying 2,000 tonnes of cement and had been sailing from Aalborg in Denmark to Runcorn in Cheshire. It was due to arrive on Monday. | |
| Safety inspections | |
| Brise of Hamburg said the ship had successfully completed its classification renewal inspections during December 2014. | |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said no survivors has been reported in the immediate vicinity of the ship. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said no survivors has been reported in the immediate vicinity of the ship. |
| Four lifeboats, two rescue helicopters and other vessels were involved in the search for the crew on Saturday. | Four lifeboats, two rescue helicopters and other vessels were involved in the search for the crew on Saturday. |
| The NorthLink ferry Hrossey also took part in the early stages of the operation. | The NorthLink ferry Hrossey also took part in the early stages of the operation. |
| As darkness fell, lifeboats from Stromness, Scrabster, Longhope and Wick searched the area along with the helicopters, the Shetland coastguard aircraft and an RAF rescue helicopter. | As darkness fell, lifeboats from Stromness, Scrabster, Longhope and Wick searched the area along with the helicopters, the Shetland coastguard aircraft and an RAF rescue helicopter. |
| Bill Farquhar from the Wick RNLI station said on Saturday: "We got a call this afternoon about two o'clock that the Shetland ferry - the Hrossey - she had spotted the hull of a coaster upside-down 10 miles east of Pentland Skerries. | Bill Farquhar from the Wick RNLI station said on Saturday: "We got a call this afternoon about two o'clock that the Shetland ferry - the Hrossey - she had spotted the hull of a coaster upside-down 10 miles east of Pentland Skerries. |
| "The last known position on marine traffic was at quarter past one yesterday, so that was the last known position we had of the ship. | "The last known position on marine traffic was at quarter past one yesterday, so that was the last known position we had of the ship. |
| "The weather at that time yesterday was pretty, pretty, bad." | "The weather at that time yesterday was pretty, pretty, bad." |