A week after a teenager went missing following a night out, his friends made a poignant show of solidarity.

Ben Savage, 18, disappeared seven days ago. He was last seen on CCTV in the Sun Pier area of Chatham after leaving the Tap N Tin pub in Railway Street in the early hours of last Tuesday morning.

Last night the pub played a song for Ben, Wiz Khalifa's See You Again.

Video: A tribute was played to Ben, who has been missing for a week

A touching video has been posted online of people singing along holding up their mobile phones with the torches glowing.

Emma Jane Grieve posted on Facebook: "Beautiful tribute tonight at Tap n Tin for Ben, lights up, time to come home."

It comes as his family and friends are continuing their search of the streets. Search parties were out again last night, with posters of Ben pinned to their clothes.

The coastguard has been working around the clock scouring the River Medway, along with the police helicopter, lifeboat volunteers and Kent Search and Rescue. But these searches have now been scaled back.

The focus has been on the Sun Pier area of Chatham after CCTV footage emerged of Mr Savage in the area at 3.16am, about 30 minutes after he left the pub.

Matt Pavitt, HM Coastguard area commander, said: “Since Wednesday we have, as a team, been working tirelessly around the clock along with coastguard colleagues from neighbouring stations, the RNLI and the other rescue agencies and we shall continue to do so for as long as it takes.”

“Rest assured that every inch of the River Medway around Sun Pier and the surrounding areas has been meticulously and systematically searched.

The Find Ben Facebook appeal has now been joined by more than 20,000 people.

His friends have also been highlighting the appeal on Twitter which has gained the support of celebrities including This Morning host Phillip Schofield, presenter Davina McCall and comedian Joe Pasquale.

Posters have been put in shops, pubs and cafes across Medway and on Arriva buses.

Mr Savage is 5ft 10in, of medium build and with short brown hair. He is believed to have been wearing a black waist-length jacket with a zip on one arm, a grey T-shirt with a large white number on the front, dark blue skinny jeans and black trainers with white detail.

Anyone who may have seen Mr Savage is asked to get in touch with police on 101 quoting reference 06-0198.