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Two missing after fishing boat sinks in Channel
Three crew members were rescued and taken to hospital as HM Coastguard continued an overnight search for the missing pair.
- Two people remain missing after a French-registered fishing vessel sank in the English Channel yesterday, though rescuers successfully retrieved three survivors from the troubled boat.
- The incident occurred around 6 p.m. yesterday south-west of Eddystone Lighthouse, just off Plymouth, after the Coastguard received a distress report regarding the vessel.
- A Coastguard helicopter, a fixed-wing aircraft, and RNLI lifeboats from Falmouth and Plymouth joined the operation, alongside Local vessels assisting the rescue effort.
- Three survivors were transported to a hospital for further care, while the search for the two unaccounted for individuals continues with multiple assets deployed.
- The MCA confirms an "intensive search" has been under way since the distress call, with multiple assets maintaining operations through the night and continuing today.
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was alerted by a report about the vessel, with five people on board, being "in distress" off the coast of Plymouth just after 6pm on Saturday.
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Two French sailors are actively sought after their fishing vessel capsized in the English Channel on Saturday.
2 missing after French fishing boat sinks in English Channel
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