Man missing from cruise ship docked in UK sparking search and rescue operation

The alarm was raised during sailing from Lerwick to Dundee on board the Ambassador Ambition cruise (Picture: Shutterstock) A man is feared to have gone overboard from Ambassador’s Ambition solar eclipse cruise during a North Sea crossing. A large sea search and rescue operation is underway in Scotland after a man was discovered missing from the vessel. The Ambition cruise, with around 1,000 people on board, was on its way from Lerwick, Shetland, to Dundee when the alarm was raised. The captain and crew were alerted that one passenger was ‘not where they were expected to be,’ Ambassador said. Passengers were briefly held on board the cruise ship while the Coastguard and police patrols were sent out to sea. A spokesperson for the company said: ‘Ambassador Cruise Line can confirm that the Cap