Hotels and guesthouses have been asked by the police to check whether all their guests are accounted for as a search by air, land and sea continued at the Exiles, in Sliema, following a report of a possible accident at sea. Sources close to the search operation said that on Thursday a woman in a hotel balcony reported losing sight of a swimmer soon after a power boat sailed by.
The search involved personnel from the Civil Protection Department, the police and the Armed Forces of Malta, assisted by a patrol boat and a helicopter.