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| Search resumes for lost skipper | Search resumes for lost skipper |
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| A search operation is due to continue for the skipper of a fishing vessel, missing off the Dorset coast. | A search operation is due to continue for the skipper of a fishing vessel, missing off the Dorset coast. |
| The fishing boat Unity capsized after taking on water as it rounded Portland Bill on route to Weymouth from Brixham, Devon, on Wednesday evening. | The fishing boat Unity capsized after taking on water as it rounded Portland Bill on route to Weymouth from Brixham, Devon, on Wednesday evening. |
| The Weymouth lifeboat recovered two men from the Fife-based crew but their 45-year-old skipper has not been found. | |
| The coastguard said wreckage from the Unity was found overnight which signals a "refined area" for Thursday's search. | |
| Rescue teams including two coastguard helicopters and HMS Portland searched into the night. | Rescue teams including two coastguard helicopters and HMS Portland searched into the night. |
| Second major search | Second major search |
| The search had begun after a red flare was sighted about two miles south of Portland. | The search had begun after a red flare was sighted about two miles south of Portland. |
| The two rescued crewmen, aged 19 and 20, where taken to Dorchester Hospital suffering from shock. They have been discharged and are staying locally. | The two rescued crewmen, aged 19 and 20, where taken to Dorchester Hospital suffering from shock. They have been discharged and are staying locally. |
| A coastguard spokesman told BBC News: "We'll recommence the search around about first light - Utilising rescue teams, ground search teams, the lifeboat from Weymouth and Whiskey Bravo [coastguard helicopter]." | A coastguard spokesman told BBC News: "We'll recommence the search around about first light - Utilising rescue teams, ground search teams, the lifeboat from Weymouth and Whiskey Bravo [coastguard helicopter]." |
| It is the second major search operation off Portland Bill in two days after fisherman Peter Lynham, 20, from Weymouth, fell overboard while laying crab pots. | It is the second major search operation off Portland Bill in two days after fisherman Peter Lynham, 20, from Weymouth, fell overboard while laying crab pots. |
| Mr Lynham has not been seen since and the search for him has now been called off. | Mr Lynham has not been seen since and the search for him has now been called off. |