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| Man killed when vessel capsized | |
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| A man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon Coast. | A man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon Coast. |
| Four other crew members were later found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday, more than a mile off Prawle Point near Salcombe. | Four other crew members were later found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday, more than a mile off Prawle Point near Salcombe. |
| An air and sea rescue operation was launched after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare. | An air and sea rescue operation was launched after a merchant ship spotted a distress flare. |
| An Marine Accident Investigation Branch inquiry will look into reports that the boat capsized after losing its keel. | An Marine Accident Investigation Branch inquiry will look into reports that the boat capsized after losing its keel. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Missing person' | 'Missing person' |
| The four were airlifted to hospital in Plymouth suffering from slight hypothermia, where they are said to be recovering well. | The four were airlifted to hospital in Plymouth suffering from slight hypothermia, where they are said to be recovering well. |
| Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, an RNLI spokeswoman said. | Salcombe lifeboat found the body of the missing crew member in the water, an RNLI spokeswoman said. |
| 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 had not made it." | "Salcombe lifeboat crew went to investigate and sadly we found the missing person and they had not made it." |
| Coastguards said attempts to recover the wreck of the yacht had so far failed. | |
| Torbay lifeboat was trying to tow to port when it broke free. It is semi-submerged and is expected to sink. | |
| The spokesman said further efforts may be made to recover the vessel and shipping in the area would be warned of its presence. | |
| Peter Hodges, of Salcombe Lifeboat, said: "The keel completely parted company with the boat. | Peter Hodges, of Salcombe Lifeboat, said: "The keel completely parted company with the boat. |
| "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." | "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." |
| A Department of Transport spokeswoman said: "The MAIB is sending a team to Devon to conduct a preliminary examination of the incident." | A Department of Transport spokeswoman said: "The MAIB is sending a team to Devon to conduct a preliminary examination of the incident." |