Aberdeen's two lifeboats were deployed to repond to the sighting
Aberdeen’s lifeboats crews, launched this evening after a red flare was sighted, have returned to shore after the search was stood down.
Coastguard teams were asked to search the area around Nigg Bay following a call just before 8.50pm.
They were aided by rescue teams from Stonehaven and Cruden Bay.
Red flares are typically used as distress signals by those in trouble at sea.
A coastguard spokesman said: “Both lifeboats, alongside those from Cruden Bay and Stonehaven were called out at 8.47pm. They were asked to search an area around Nigg Bay following a sighting of a red distress flare.
“They searched that area and found nothing. The search was stood down about 10.30pm.”
Lifeboat crews stood down after multi-team search off Aberdeen coast in response to flare sighting
