Body recovered after man reportedly fell overboard from cruise ship

Police have recovered a body after a man reportedly fell overboard from a cruise ship off the east coast of Scotland.

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The man was reported missing at 08:35 on Ambassador Cruise Lines vessel MS Ambition, about 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.

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Sky Published 21 August 2026

BBC Published 21 August 2026

The man was reported missing at 08:35 on Ambassador Cruise Lines vessel MS Ambition, about 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.

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