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| Rescue teams searching for a fishing boat skipper, missing off the Dorset coast, have found debris from the boat. | Rescue teams searching for a fishing boat skipper, missing off the Dorset coast, have found debris from the boat. |
| 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, Fergus Middleton, 19, and Graeme Hughes, 20, from the Fife-based crew but their skipper has not been found. | The Weymouth lifeboat recovered two men, Fergus Middleton, 19, and Graeme Hughes, 20, from the Fife-based crew but their skipper has not been found. |
| John Bowman, 45, was last seen in the wheelhouse as the boat capsized. | John Bowman, 45, was last seen in the wheelhouse as the boat capsized. |
| The coastguard said wreckage from the Unity found overnight signalled a "refined area" for Thursday's search. | The coastguard said wreckage from the Unity found overnight signalled a "refined area" for Thursday's search. |
| A coastguard spokesman said the morning search had yielded further debris from the vessel. | |
| Second major search | |
| The search began after a red flare was sighted about two miles south of Portland. | The search began after a red flare was sighted about two miles south of Portland. |
| Coastguard helicopters and HMS Portland worked alongside RNLI crews. | Coastguard helicopters and HMS Portland worked alongside RNLI crews. |
| Andy Sargent, RNLI Coxswain, told BBC News: "[The two men were] shocked, the boat had gone down east side of the Bill and they'd been in the water until the lifeboat bobbed up. | |
| "They just seemed to have broached and capsized and then the vessel sunk." | |
| The two rescued crewmen were taken to Dorchester Hospital suffering from shock. They have since been discharged. | The two rescued crewmen were taken to Dorchester Hospital suffering from shock. They have since been discharged. |
| The fishing boat Unity took on water and capsized | |
| Mark Rodaway, duty senior coastguard officer for Southern England, said: "We continue to search for the missing skipper but with the weather conditions and the water temperatures overnight, a successful outcome is looking unlikely. | |
| "Although a number of items associated with the vessel have been located within the search area nothing has been seen of the skipper." | |
| It is the second major search operation off Portland Bill in two days - 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 - 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. |