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| Missing fisherman hunt abandoned | |
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| An air and sea search for a scallop fisherman who is thought to have fallen overboard off the Welsh coast has been abandoned. | |
| Coastguards co-ordinating the hunt for the man in Cardigan Bay said they had received no new information and would not be resuming the search. | |
| The man disappeared in water about six miles off Cemaes Head, Pembrokeshire. | |
| Three RNLI lifeboats, an RAF helicopter and local fishing boats have been searching for the man. | Three RNLI lifeboats, an RAF helicopter and local fishing boats have been searching for the man. |
| A spokesman for Milford Haven Coastguard said on Friday morning: "We have received no new information at this point so we are not resuming the search. | |
| "If more information comes to light then we will resume the search." | |
| Two lifeboats were launched from Cardigan and another from New Quay on Thursday at about 1330 GMT. | |
| The lifeboats returned to refuel later, before resuming detailed searches for the missing man. | |
| Bob Reynolds, of the RNLI at Cardigan, said before the search was called off on Thursday night: "Conditions are flat and calm which enabled Cardigan's Atlantic 75 lifeboat to quickly reach the scene and search the area." | |
| A helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey also joined the search, which was being coordinated by the coastguard at Milford Haven. | A helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey also joined the search, which was being coordinated by the coastguard at Milford Haven. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police said on Thursday they were assisting in the search. | |