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Man killed when vessel capsizes Inquiry after boat capsize death
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One man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon coast. An investigation is to be carried out into a yacht capsize off the Devon coast in which a crew member died.
Four of the five crew members were found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday, a mile and a half off Prawle Point near Salcombe.Four of the five crew members were found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday, a mile and a half off Prawle Point near Salcombe.
An air and sea rescue operation was launched, involving helicopters from RAF Chivener and RNAS Culdrose, after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare. An air and sea rescue operation was launched after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare.
The Solent-registered yacht is reported to have capsized after losing its keel. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch inquiry follows reports the boat capsized after losing its keel.
The four people rescued were airlifted to hospital in Plymouth suffering from slight hypothermia. Peter Hodges, of Salcombe Lifeboat, said: "The keel completely parted company with the boat.
A Brixham coastguard spokesman said they had all been treated and were recovering well. "Either the keel must have struck an underwater obstruction or else there would have been a fault with the boat and the attachment of the keel to the boat. One of those two things must have happened."
'Missing person''Missing person'
Two RNLI lifeboats, Sea King rescue helicopters, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Knight and Wave Ruler, and HMS Portland were involved in the rescue of crew from the Solent-registered yacht.
Four people were airlifted to hospital in Plymouth suffering from slight hypothermia, where they are recovering well.
Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, said an RNLI spokeswoman.Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, said an RNLI spokeswoman.
She told BBC News: "After a detailed search with lots of facilities including two RNLI lifeboats one ship noticed a lifejacket in the water.She told BBC News: "After a detailed search with lots of facilities including two RNLI lifeboats one ship noticed a lifejacket in the water.
"Salcombe lifeboat crew went to investigate and sadly we found the missing person and they have not made it. "Salcombe lifeboat crew went to investigate and sadly we found the missing person and they have not made it."
"The search is now scaled down. Salcombe lifeboat crew have the very grim task of bringing that person back."
The operation involved two RNLI lifeboats, Sea King rescue helicopters, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Knight and Wave Ruler, and HMS Portland.
The Torbay lifeboat will attempt to recover the yacht back to Brixham.The Torbay lifeboat will attempt to recover the yacht back to Brixham.
A Department of Transport spokeswoman said: "The MAIB is sending a team to Devon to conduct a preliminary examination of the incident.
"They will consider all the evidence available before reaching a conclusion about the facts and circumstances of the incident."