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Search for cruise ship passenger feared to have fallen overboard
A major search has been launched for a passenger feared to have fallen from a cruise ship docked in Dundee.
Ambassador Cruise Lines said the captain of the MS Ambition raised the alarm after a man was reported missing before it arrived in the city from Lerwick earlier.
Lifeboats and coastguard crews, alongside aerial support, have been dispatched as part of the search.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said the man's next of kin were aware and inquiries were ongoing.
BBC Scotland News understands that the passenger's luggage was still onboard and his bed had not been slept in.
One passenger said that tannoy announcements had repeatedly called the name of a specific passenger on Friday morning.
The alarm was raised onboard the ship at about 08:35, roughly 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.
The MS Ambition was previously chartered by the Scottish government to provide temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees
Those onboard were initially delayed from being allowed to leave the ship, but were eventually permitted to disembark at about 11:30.
The ship docked in Dundee after a two-week tour of Shetland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.