The AFM have launched a search for a British diver missing off Xatt l-Ahmar, Gozo, informed sources have told timesofmalta.com.

He had been on a dive onto the wreck of the former Gozo ferry Xlendi but did not surface on time. Another diver is being given treatment in the decompression chamber.

The search involves divers from the AFM, the Civil Protection Department and some volunteers.

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