Fears grow for sailor after yacht disappears without trace

Police have launched a desperate search for a missing sailor who disappeared off the UK coast. Guy Nelson, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was last known to be sailing near Drake's Island, off the Plymouth coast in Devon, on 8 September.

The 57-year-old was last seen on CCTV in St Dominick in Cornwall just three days earlier, on September 5. It is believed that the sailor embarked on a tour of the Cornish and Devon coasts in his boat, named Swallow, from Plymouth.

Guy is described as a white male, 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build, with short curly brown hair and brown eyes. Devon and Cornwall Police said the sailor often wears glasses, a black T-shirt and jeans.

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In a statement, a police spokesperson said: "We continue to be concerned for the welfare of 57-year-old Guy Nelson and are issuing a more recent picture of him. Guy, from Leamington Spa, was last known to be in or around the Drake's Island area of Plymouth on Monday 8 September."

"Guy had been sailing around Cornwall and Devon on his boat named Swallow and it is believed it was Guy's intention to sail from Plymouth along the coast, but he has not been heard from since.

"He had previously been in St Dominick in Cornwall, where the new picture was taken on Friday 5 September. Guy has no known links to Devon and Cornwall other than sailing in the area."

Police are urging anyone who has seen Guy or knows of his whereabouts to call 999, quoting log 852.