A MAN is missing after two boats got into difficulty off Cardwell Bay in Gourock last night.
Two men have been rescued and the search for a third man resumed this morning.
Duty controller for HM Coastguard, Ben Hambling, said: "We received the call around 11.20 on Saturday evening, December 7 which said two boats had got into difficulty in that area.
"We have carried out an extensive search and two men have been rescued by the lifeboat.
"The search for the other man continued until 3am when weather and darkness made it too difficult to continue."
Greenock, Helensburgh and Kilcreggan Coastguart rescue teams along with Helensburgh RNLI lifeboat and the HM Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick were all involved with the search which resumed this morning.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in Greenock received reports from the Coastguard of an ongoing incident on the Firth of Clyde near Gourock around 12.10am on Sunday, 8 December, 2019.
"A 36-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were rescued from the water. A 55-year-old man is still missing.
"The search activity continues.”
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