The search continues for a light plane, with two people on board, reported missing after taking off from George Town airport on Saturday afternoon.
The two people, from northern Tasmania, were travelling to Central Western NSW.
Family members raised the alarm last night after they failed to arrive as expected to Hillston Airport in NSW.
The male pilot is aged in his early 70s and his female passenger is aged in her 60s,
Tasmania Police helicopter and marine resources are conducting search activities near George Town and along Tasmania's northern coastline.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Victoria Police are conducting searches over Bass Strait and also southern Victoria around Morwell and Leongatha.
AMSA and Tasmania Police urge anyone near George Town or transiting the waters in northern Tasmania and Bass Strait, or southern Victoria near Leongatha, to keep a lookout for any signs of the aircraft or its occupants, and if safe to do so, render assistance.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the AMSA Response Centre on 02 6279 5700 or Tasmania Police on 131 444.
