A MAYDAY call went out to the coastguard - but no ship was found after a huge search by multiple teams.
Southend Coastguard were called at 11.30pm last night to respond to the mayday call from a vessel in distress reported to be somewhere between Isle of Grain and Canvey within the River Thames locale. No further reports from the vessel in distress were received post the initial call on emergency channel 16. The Mayday was received via the Southend Coastguard station aerial and picked up by Dover CGOC. A spokesman for the coastguard said: Along with Southend Coastguard, HM Coastguard - Medway Station on Kent side and Canvey Coastguard were also out searching, this along with our partners from RNLI Southend Lifeboat, RNLI Sheerness lifeboat and Gravesend RNLI.