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| Sailors missing after boat sinks | Sailors missing after boat sinks |
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| Six people have been reported missing after a French fishing vessel sank about 50 miles (80km) off Cornwall. | Six people have been reported missing after a French fishing vessel sank about 50 miles (80km) off Cornwall. |
| Falmouth Coastguards are helping to coordinate a rescue operation with French emergency services. A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose is assisting. | Falmouth Coastguards are helping to coordinate a rescue operation with French emergency services. A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose is assisting. |
| The boat, Le Petit Julie, went down during the night. Only one of the seven crewmen has so far been rescued. | |
| Coastguards said they feared that weather conditions in the area off the Lizard could hamper rescue attempts. | Coastguards said they feared that weather conditions in the area off the Lizard could hamper rescue attempts. |
| James Gilbert, from Falmouth Coastguard, said the operation could be made difficult by gales forecast. | James Gilbert, from Falmouth Coastguard, said the operation could be made difficult by gales forecast. |
| He said: "Winds in the area are anything up to severe gale nine, which does make it a little more difficult and more worrying for the people that are missing." | He said: "Winds in the area are anything up to severe gale nine, which does make it a little more difficult and more worrying for the people that are missing." |
| He added that sea temperatures were also a concern. | He added that sea temperatures were also a concern. |
| He said: "At the moment it will be cold, which will affect the time of the sailors' survival." | He said: "At the moment it will be cold, which will affect the time of the sailors' survival." |