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| Fires out aboard stricken trawler | Fires out aboard stricken trawler |
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| Irish naval staff have extinguished two fires on board a stricken trawler off the coast of Donegal. | |
| The Scottish-registered Shark has taken on water and is listing. | The Scottish-registered Shark has taken on water and is listing. |
| The naval staff are assessing whether it will need pumping out and if it is capable of making the journey to the port of Killybegs. | The naval staff are assessing whether it will need pumping out and if it is capable of making the journey to the port of Killybegs. |
| Just two of the 16 Spanish crew had remained on the boat. The others were rescued by helicopter and lifeboat. | |
| The operation was co-ordinated by Clyde Coastguard and emergency services were deployed from Sligo and Donegal. Irish naval vessel LE Eithne is at the scene. | The operation was co-ordinated by Clyde Coastguard and emergency services were deployed from Sligo and Donegal. Irish naval vessel LE Eithne is at the scene. |
| The fire in the boat's living quarters was caused by an electrical fault. | The fire in the boat's living quarters was caused by an electrical fault. |
| The skipper's command of English is limited but through an interpreter he reported there was "considerable smoke on board". | The skipper's command of English is limited but through an interpreter he reported there was "considerable smoke on board". |