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The dreary trend is forecast to kick off Friday morning, with the possibility of a “patchy drizzle” developing from a deep marine layer over much of the region, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

While a lot of the rain will be light and patchy and some places will escape it altogether, this weekend heralds a return to more typical April conditions.

Many areas will see low clouds and patchy fog in the mornings and evenings during the weekend and into next week.

It found the vessels did not have "dedicated lookouts" in what were "patchy conditions".

An oil tanker and cargo ship that crashed in the North Sea did not have "dedicated lookouts" in what were "patchy conditions", an interim report has found.