PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard teams in Portsmouth and Elizabeth City said they were searching for a contractor last seen working on a ship at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal on Saturday.

According to a social media post by the Virginia Coast Guard Sector, the port authority notified the Coast Guard that Derrick Fluellen was missing around 4 p.m. Saturday.

They said he was working on the offshore supply ship M/V Atlantic Oceanic at the terminal’s shipyard but had not been seen for some time. The search on the ship and the call to Fluellen’s family for a medical check were unsuccessful.

The Coast Guard said the following search for the missing man included boats on the Elizabeth River, a helicopter, sonar and cell phone data. The search was unsuccessful and was halted overnight from Saturday to Sunday.

It is expected to recover again on Sunday morning. Port Authority Police Department, Portsmouth Marine Police Department, Norfolk Police Department and Chesapeake Emergency Services are assisting.

Anyone with information that could help locate Fluellen is asked to call the Sector Virginia Command Center at 757-638-6637.