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Man dies after boat sinks off Shoreham, Sussex Man dies after boat sinks off Shoreham, Sussex
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A man has died after a boat sank off the Sussex coast, police said. A man has died after a boat sank off the Sussex coast, police have said.
A search involving lifeboats and helicopters was launched on Sunday morning after the vessel went down off Shoreham shortly before 6am. A search involving lifeboats and helicopters was launched on Sunday morning after the vessel went down near Shoreham, shortly before 6am.
Sussex police said the boat was believed to have left Brighton marina with four people on board. Sussex police said the boat was believed to have left Brighton marina with four people onboard.
Police were assisting the coastguard “after a man was pulled alive from the sea by fishermen just after dawn on Sunday”, said a spokesman for the force.Police were assisting the coastguard “after a man was pulled alive from the sea by fishermen just after dawn on Sunday”, said a spokesman for the force.
He added: “The body of one man has been recovered from the sea and brought ashore by coastguard helicopter. A search of sea and coastline is under way to find any survivors.” “The body of one man has been recovered from the sea and brought ashore by coastguard helicopter. A search of sea and coastline is under way to find any survivors,” the spokesman said.
Lifeboats from Brighton and Shoreham and two coastguard helicopters are being assisted by other local boats in the search for the missing men.Lifeboats from Brighton and Shoreham and two coastguard helicopters are being assisted by other local boats in the search for the missing men.
The rescued man was found in the water by a fishing vessel two miles from Shoreham harbour at around 5.50am, HM Coastguard said. The rescued man was found in the water by a fishing vessel two miles from Shoreham harbour at about 5.50am, HM Coastguard said.
The 45-year-old from London was discovered “clinging to a buoy” west of Shoreham, police said. The 45-year-old from London was discovered clinging to a buoy west of Shoreham, police said.
“It is thought that the boat may have left Brighton marina around midnight and the incident may have happened a couple of hours later, but the facts are not clear at this time.” “It is thought that the boat may have left Brighton marina around midnight and the incident may have happened a couple of hours later, but the facts are not clear at this time,” the spokesman said.
The body of the dead man was found at around 8.15am. The dead man was found at about 8.15am. An investigation involving the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has been launched.
An investigation involving the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has been launched.