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Missing trawler located on seabed | Missing trawler located on seabed |
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One of the two trawlers missing from the southern coast of Ireland has been located on the seabed, the Irish Coast Guard has said. | One of the two trawlers missing from the southern coast of Ireland has been located on the seabed, the Irish Coast Guard has said. |
Search operations resumed earlier for seven men missing from the Pere Charles and Honeydew II trawlers which sank in heavy seas last week. | Search operations resumed earlier for seven men missing from the Pere Charles and Honeydew II trawlers which sank in heavy seas last week. |
The Pere Charles was discovered at about 1200 GMT. Divers attempted to reach the vessel but were unsuccessful. | The Pere Charles was discovered at about 1200 GMT. Divers attempted to reach the vessel but were unsuccessful. |
Five crewmen from the Pere Charles and two from the Honeydew II are missing. | Five crewmen from the Pere Charles and two from the Honeydew II are missing. |
Sub-aqua teams had been prevented by high winds and poor visibility from searching underwater until Sunday morning. | Sub-aqua teams had been prevented by high winds and poor visibility from searching underwater until Sunday morning. |
Two other members of Honeydew II's crew were found on Thursday in a life raft after 20 hours adrift. | Two other members of Honeydew II's crew were found on Thursday in a life raft after 20 hours adrift. |
They were found close to where the Pere Charles sank hours earlier. Two life rafts and debris have been found close to where the Pere Charles went down. | They were found close to where the Pere Charles sank hours earlier. Two life rafts and debris have been found close to where the Pere Charles went down. |
The surviving crewmen of the Honeydew II were picked up from a life raft by a Coast Guard helicopter near Mine Head on Thursday night. | The surviving crewmen of the Honeydew II were picked up from a life raft by a Coast Guard helicopter near Mine Head on Thursday night. |
The men, both Lithuanian, have been named locally as Viktor Losev, 46, and 47-year-old Vladimir Kostvr. | The men, both Lithuanian, have been named locally as Viktor Losev, 46, and 47-year-old Vladimir Kostvr. |
The missing men are the skipper, Ger Bohan from Kinsale, and Tomasz Jagla, 30, who is married with two children. | The missing men are the skipper, Ger Bohan from Kinsale, and Tomasz Jagla, 30, who is married with two children. |
Prayers for the missing trawlermen and their families were said at all churches in Kinsale and Dunmore East. | |
The Irish Coast Guard, RNLI, trawlers and the Irish navy have been involved in the search. |
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