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| Night search for missing skipper | |
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| Rescue crews were continuing to search the North Sea after nightfall for the skipper of a fishing boat after his vessel collided with a cargo ship. | |
| Helicopters and lifeboats were scouring the sea for the skipper, named locally as John Collinson, on Thursday night. | |
| Three others on the fishing boat, including the skipper's son, were rescued by the cargo ship, Nautica, 28 miles south east of Flamborough Head. | Three others on the fishing boat, including the skipper's son, were rescued by the cargo ship, Nautica, 28 miles south east of Flamborough Head. |
| Humber Coastguard said the rescued crew were being taken to Bridlington. | |
| RAF helicopters and lifeboat crews are searching the area with the help of other local fishing vessels. | |
| Good visibility | Good visibility |
| In a statement, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency revealed that at 1414 BST Falmouth Coastguard picked up a distress alert from a fishing vessel called Flourish. | In a statement, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency revealed that at 1414 BST Falmouth Coastguard picked up a distress alert from a fishing vessel called Flourish. |
| Humber Coastguard attempted to contact the fishing vessel without success. | Humber Coastguard attempted to contact the fishing vessel without success. |
| Other fishing vessels in the area responded to the coastguard's broadcast to shipping and reported sighting the Flourish 30 minutes earlier. | Other fishing vessels in the area responded to the coastguard's broadcast to shipping and reported sighting the Flourish 30 minutes earlier. |
| A few minutes later Humber Coastguard received a call from the Nautica reporting they had picked up three of the crew who were safely on board but the skipper was missing after a collision between the two vessels. | A few minutes later Humber Coastguard received a call from the Nautica reporting they had picked up three of the crew who were safely on board but the skipper was missing after a collision between the two vessels. |
| Conditions at the scene were light winds with good visibility. | Conditions at the scene were light winds with good visibility. |
| Bridlington RNLI Lifeboat was on its way to the scene to bring the three survivors back to shore. | Bridlington RNLI Lifeboat was on its way to the scene to bring the three survivors back to shore. |