Search for missing North Sea ferry passenger ends

The NorthLink MV Hjaltland on a previous stop at Rosyth. Picture: Neil Hanna

The search for a man reported missing from a North Sea ferry will not resume, the coastguard has said.

A major operation co-ordinated by Aberdeen Coastguard was called off at 8pm with no sign of the 22-year-old man who went missing from the Shetland to Aberdeen overnight ferry shortly before 6.30am yesterday.

There were 25 vessels, including three RNLI lifeboat teams, and two helicopters involved in the search, according to the coastguard.