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| Two missing as fishing boat sinks off Pembrokeshire coast | Two missing as fishing boat sinks off Pembrokeshire coast |
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| A fishing boat has sunk off the Pembrokeshire coast, the UK Coastguard has said. | A fishing boat has sunk off the Pembrokeshire coast, the UK Coastguard has said. |
| The Coastguard received a 999 call just before 2.30pm from a member of the public saying they could see a fishing vessel in difficulty near the rocks at St David's Head. | The Coastguard received a 999 call just before 2.30pm from a member of the public saying they could see a fishing vessel in difficulty near the rocks at St David's Head. |
| Two crew members are believed to have been on board the ship, thought to be "The Harvester" which operated from Milford Haven, when it sank. | |
| Three RNLI lifeboats and the Coastguard Rescue Teams from St David's Head and Fishguard are searching the area, along with the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at St Athan. | Three RNLI lifeboats and the Coastguard Rescue Teams from St David's Head and Fishguard are searching the area, along with the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at St Athan. |
| A spokesman for St David's Head Lifeboat Station said: "We've got three boats out searching, there are cliff teams out walking and the coastguard rescue helicopter. | A spokesman for St David's Head Lifeboat Station said: "We've got three boats out searching, there are cliff teams out walking and the coastguard rescue helicopter. |
| "The fishing vessel hit rocks off Abereiddi beach, members of the public spotted this boat had hit the rocks. | "The fishing vessel hit rocks off Abereiddi beach, members of the public spotted this boat had hit the rocks. |
| "Our all-weather lifeboat and inshore lifeboat were deployed to the scene. | "Our all-weather lifeboat and inshore lifeboat were deployed to the scene. |
| "In the meantime this vessel has sunk, it was approximately a mile offshore, there were two persons on board." | "In the meantime this vessel has sunk, it was approximately a mile offshore, there were two persons on board." |
| He added: "There's an intensive search ongoing now. Debris has been found on the surface. | He added: "There's an intensive search ongoing now. Debris has been found on the surface. |
| "In that area where there are rocks under the surface, they wouldn't have been fishing, so we are not sure what there were doing there. | "In that area where there are rocks under the surface, they wouldn't have been fishing, so we are not sure what there were doing there. |
| "We're trying to plot the tides to try and see where they could have got washed into a cove or washed to shore." | "We're trying to plot the tides to try and see where they could have got washed into a cove or washed to shore." |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |