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| An empty fishing boat which is believed to have left Milford Haven on Saturday has been found drifting 30 miles off the coast of Newquay, Cornwall. | An empty fishing boat which is believed to have left Milford Haven on Saturday has been found drifting 30 miles off the coast of Newquay, Cornwall. |
| A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from RNAS Culdrose is searching the area and coastguards and the police are trying to identify the boat and its owner. | |
| It was found by a Belgian fishing boat at around 1100 BST on Monday. | It was found by a Belgian fishing boat at around 1100 BST on Monday. |
| They reported that the engine of the 40ft (12.2m) boat was cold but that they could re-start it quickly. | They reported that the engine of the 40ft (12.2m) boat was cold but that they could re-start it quickly. |
| The helicopter has searched the area three miles in every direction from where the boat was found and is also re-tracing the possible course of the boat back to Milford Haven, said a spokesman for the RAF. | The helicopter has searched the area three miles in every direction from where the boat was found and is also re-tracing the possible course of the boat back to Milford Haven, said a spokesman for the RAF. |
| The Belgian fishing boat is staying with the empty vessel. It is not yet known whether coastguards will want it towed back to shore. | The Belgian fishing boat is staying with the empty vessel. It is not yet known whether coastguards will want it towed back to shore. |
| The spokesman said that over the weekend, winds were described as westerly blowing at about 20 to 30 knots. On Monday they were blowing at around 10 to 15 knots. | The spokesman said that over the weekend, winds were described as westerly blowing at about 20 to 30 knots. On Monday they were blowing at around 10 to 15 knots. |
| "If you are in a small boat you are going to know about it if the wind is blowing at around 20 to 30 knots," added the spokesman. | "If you are in a small boat you are going to know about it if the wind is blowing at around 20 to 30 knots," added the spokesman. |
| "At the moment details about the boat are fairly sketchy." | "At the moment details about the boat are fairly sketchy." |
| He described the found boat as open and with an engine and said it may have been a ship's lifeboat or a part time fisherman's vessel. | He described the found boat as open and with an engine and said it may have been a ship's lifeboat or a part time fisherman's vessel. |