Police issue photo of missing Northlink employee

Charlie Gibson was last seen onboard the MV Hjatland around 9pm on Wednesday night

Author: Bekki ClarkPublished 29th Jun 2018
Last updated 29th Jun 2018

Police have released a picture of the Northlink employee who's believed to have fallen overboard from a ferry in the North Sea.

58-year-old Alistair Gibson from Orkney - who's known as Charlie - was last seen a couple of hours after the ship left Aberdeen for the Northern Isles on Wednesday night.

Local lifeboats have been back out looking for him without success.