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| Crew rescued from sinking vessel | Crew rescued from sinking vessel |
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| Five fishermen have been rescued after their boat sank in the North Sea. | Five fishermen have been rescued after their boat sank in the North Sea. |
| The Fraserburgh-registered Fisher Boys, with five people on board, began taking on water about 40 miles off the coast. | The Fraserburgh-registered Fisher Boys, with five people on board, began taking on water about 40 miles off the coast. |
| Three of the crew were taken to an offshore supply vessel while the skipper and one other crew member stayed on board with pumping equipment. | Three of the crew were taken to an offshore supply vessel while the skipper and one other crew member stayed on board with pumping equipment. |
| However, their efforts were in vain and the pair were also transferred to the support vessel before the Fisher Boys sank at 1108 GMT. | However, their efforts were in vain and the pair were also transferred to the support vessel before the Fisher Boys sank at 1108 GMT. |
| Chest pains | Chest pains |
| Aberdeen Coastguard said a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth had lowered additional pumps on board in a bid to save the boat, but the efforts were "ineffective". | Aberdeen Coastguard said a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth had lowered additional pumps on board in a bid to save the boat, but the efforts were "ineffective". |
| One of the boat's crew was reported to have chest pains. | One of the boat's crew was reported to have chest pains. |
| The crewman was being flown to Lossiemouth with the RAF helicopter - which refuelled on a drilling rig - so he could then be taken onto Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin by ambulance. | |
| The other four crew decided to accompany the support vessel into Peterhead. | The other four crew decided to accompany the support vessel into Peterhead. |