A scuba diver went missing
off La Maddalena in Sardinia on Wednesday.
The local port authority has ordered a search.
According to initial reports, the man went missing off the
island of Caprera.
Port authority vessels are looking for him.
Police divers are also being used.
The man's identity was not immediately made known.
The authority said they did not know when he had made his dive.
They said they were also unaware of "the circumstances
surrounding his disappearance".
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