The RNLI lifeboat from Weymouth, the Coastguard helicopters and a number of ships including Royal Navy destroyer HMS York and a US Navy supply vessel joined the hunt for the vessel overnight.

BBC: The Purbeck Isle

Offshore, four U.S. Coast Guard cutters and a destroyer were providing support, including helicopter support, he said.

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