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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 have 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 near 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 men 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. |
| “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. | “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 about 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,” the spokesman 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,” the spokesman said. |
| The dead man was found at about 8.15am. An investigation involving the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has been launched. | The dead man was found at about 8.15am. An investigation involving the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has been launched. |