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| Search for overboard seaman in Channel called off | |
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| The search for a Ukranian seaman believed to have fallen overboard from a merchant ship in the English Channel has been called off. | |
| The man, believed to have fallen from the ship late on Saturday night, has not been found. | The man, believed to have fallen from the ship late on Saturday night, has not been found. |
| A coastguard helicopter from the UK and two French aircraft conducted an "intensive" five-hour search. | A coastguard helicopter from the UK and two French aircraft conducted an "intensive" five-hour search. |
| It is believed the man went overboard from a tanker between the Channel Islands and the south coast of England. | It is believed the man went overboard from a tanker between the Channel Islands and the south coast of England. |
| French coastguard authorities co-ordinated the search and said they began looking around 07:00BST and called off the operation at 12:30BST. | French coastguard authorities co-ordinated the search and said they began looking around 07:00BST and called off the operation at 12:30BST. |
| The vessel was an 80-metre tanker sailing from Liverpool to the Netherlands. | The vessel was an 80-metre tanker sailing from Liverpool to the Netherlands. |