Search for missing NZ fisherman continues

A major police search for a missing New Zealander off the east coast of Tasmania is continuing today.

Fisherman Basil Alexander Lee, 40, disappeared on Monday night from a boat at Triabunna, 84km northeast of Hobart.

Four divers and two police boats searched for him yesterday and will be back in the water again today.

Police said Mr Lee was last seen by friends about 11pm on Monday, near the Triabunna wharf.

"There is no evidence to suggest that Mr Lee's disappearance is suspicious," a police spokesman said.

- NZPA