Ship Overturns Scotland - A ship off the coast of Scotland had overturned causing eight of its crew men to go missing in the waters. The search for the cargo ship crew men continued over the weekend but has proved fruitless. Searchers fear all eight men have already died.
The ship overturned Scotland is known to be the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord. The said ship carries cement and was scheduled to arrive in Runcorn in Cheshire. However, the 83m cargo ship never arrived at its destination.
The ship overturns Scotland was found by a ferry at Pentland Firth. Ferry passengers immediately shared photographs of the upturned hull on social media. The ferry that had found the upturned hull has been identified as the NorthLink ferry, Hrossey.
In addition to Hrossey, search for the eight member crew of the ship overturns Scotland have resumed Sunday. Maritime and Coastguard Agency will continue its search for the eight missing crew men. The search has already involved a number of other vessels, which also include two rescue helicopters and four lifeboats.
Shetland Coastguard is said to be coordinating the rescue for the eight crew men missing in the ship overturned Scotland. The last recorded sighting of the cargo ship was recorded at 13:00 hours last Friday. The alarm for the missing crew men and the cargo ship had been raised by the Hrossey ferry crew at around 14:30 hours last Saturday.
"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," reports Brise of Hamburg, in a report by BBC, adding, "The company is in the process of informing the families."
The eight member crew of the ship overturns Scotland consists of seven Poles and one Filipino. With the search having extended over the weekend, searchers fear the worse.
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