A major search operation has resumed off the north coast of Scotland for the crew of a sinking vessel.
Eight people are reported to have been on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement.
Two helicopters, four lifeboats and five coastguard rescue teams are looking for those who were on the vessel.
A spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said "every effort" was being made to find them.
The search was sparked after the crew of a passenger ferry raised the alarm when they spotted the upturned hull of the vessel in the Pentland Firth, north of Scotland.
After darkness fell it was called off, although passing vessels were asked to scan the area.
German shipping company Brise of Hamburg confirmed yesterday that there were eight people on the ship, seven Poles and one Filipino, adding that there had been no distress call.
The 83-metre bulk cement carrier had been bound for Runcorn, Cheshire, on the west coast of the UK.
Shetland Coastguard was alerted by the NorthLink ferry Hrossey which spotted the vessel around 10 miles east of the Pentland Skerries, about 24km from Wick.
Elsewhere, a car carrier that ran aground causing it to list heavily in a busy shipping lane is being assessed for stability before a salvage operation can be mounted.
The 25 crew members of the Hoegh Osaka were rescued by a coastguard helicopter and lifeboats after it became stranded on Bramble Bank, in the Solent between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, at about 9.20pm yesterday.
During the rescue operation, the 51,000-tonne Singapore-registered ship listed at 45 degrees.
One crew member is understood to have been rescued from the water while the majority of the crew had made their way to the high side of the ship and were taken to safety.
Three senior officers stayed on board before being taken ashore.
HM Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a helicopter mounted a rescue for the crew while RNLI lifeboats from Yarmouth, Calshot and Cowes were also sent to the scene.
National Maritime Operations Centre commander Steve Carson said: "All of the crew have been accounted for and other then a couple of non life-threatening injuries, everyone is safe and well."
It is not yet clear how the boat got into difficulty.
Plans for salvage of the 180-metre ship are under way.
A statement from Hoegh Autoliners, the ship's owner, said it was assessing the damage and stability of the vessel.
The Marine Accident Incident Branch has been informed.
Four tug boats attended and the crew confirmed the vessel was not taking in any water, the company added.
Bramble Bank is a well-known sandbank in Southampton Water and is the scene of an annual cricket match between two yachting clubs when the sands are exposed in low spring tides.
In November 2008, the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 with 1,700 passengers on board ran aground on Bramble Bank but was able to continue its journey on the rising tide after four tugs pulled it clear.
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