Man vanishes from cruise ship sparking search and rescue operation at UK dock

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 21, 2026 1:37pm Updated August 21, 2026 1:37pm 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. 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. Ambass