The "desperately worried" family of a Royal Navy sailor who went missing in Dubai have issued a plea for help.
Leading Seaman (LS) Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, known as Timmy, was a crew member on the frigate HMS Westminster , which arrived in Dubai on May 26 before setting sail again on Thursday, his family said.
They said the married father-of-two, whose wife is expecting their third child in October, was last seen by a shipmate getting into a taxi alone at around 2am on Sunday.
He is said to have just left the Rock Bottom Bar at the Regent Hotel in the area of Deira, around a 15-minute drive from Port Rashid, where his ship was docked.
The Royal Navy confirmed a member of HMS Westminster's crew is missing in Dubai and said it was working with local authorities and the Foreign Office to find him.
LS MacColl, from Gosport in Hampshire, and originally from Killin, in Scotland, has children aged six and four, his family said.
His wife Rachael said: "We are appealing to the people of Dubai and reaching out to the large expat community to help us find Timmy and raise awareness in that area.
"We are desperately worried. Checks have been made with hospitals, prisons, police stations, medical stations and mortuaries and there is no record of him and no sightings so far.
"I last spoke with Timmy at midday on Saturday and he was in really good spirits and looking forward to speaking with the children on Skype on Sunday. That call never happened.
"It is completely out of character for him not to contact us, and we are completely at a loss and going crazy with worry.
"Wherever Timmy is, I know that he wants to be found, he will want us to find him, we need people to help us do that. He may be in trouble somewhere, he could be trapped as far as we know, we have absolutely no idea.
"Please, please help us find him."
A Royal Navy spokesman said: "We have one sailor who is currently unaccounted for in Dubai. Everything is being done to ensure that he is located safely.
"This has been reported to the local authorities, who are currently treating the incident as a missing person event."
:: LS MacColl's family described him as being 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, with short brown cropped hair. He speaks with a broad Scottish accent and was wearing a red Moto GP T-shirt, dark-coloured long shorts and white trainers.
