A FRANTIC search for passengers has been launched after debris from a suspected pleasure boat was spotted off the UK coast.
The alarm was raised around 8.45 on Thursday morning after parts of a vessel were spotted in waters off the coast of Hastings.
PAThe alarm was raised around 8.45 on Thursday morning[/caption]The RNLI all-weather lifeboat and Border Force vessel Seeker, from Dover, are at the scene.
Ship Finnish minelayer FNS Uusimma, which was on its way to Cadiz in Spain, is also helping with efforts.