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| Fire trawler heading for harbour | Fire trawler heading for harbour |
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| A fishing vessel which caught fire off the coast of Donegal on Saturday is making its way to Killybegs. | |
| A helicopter from Sligo, a lifeboat from Arranmore and the Irish naval vessel Eithne were sent to the rescue. | A helicopter from Sligo, a lifeboat from Arranmore and the Irish naval vessel Eithne were sent to the rescue. |
| The trawler Shark is moving under its own power but is being accompanied by the tug Nomad. | The trawler Shark is moving under its own power but is being accompanied by the tug Nomad. |
| Six of the 16 Spanish crew of the Scottish-registered vessel are currently on board. The other 10 were airlifted off the on Saturday. | |
| Irish naval staff extinguished two fires caused by an electrical fault in the trawler's accommodation area. | Irish naval staff extinguished two fires caused by an electrical fault in the trawler's accommodation area. |
| Derek Flanagan from the Irish Coastguard said lives could have been lost. | Derek Flanagan from the Irish Coastguard said lives could have been lost. |
| "It could have been very serious if the naval service hadn't gotten there very quickly," he said. | "It could have been very serious if the naval service hadn't gotten there very quickly," he said. |
| "We were also quite lucky that the weather was very good at the time. | "We were also quite lucky that the weather was very good at the time. |
| "If the weather conditions were different and the weather was bad, it could have been a very different outcome." | "If the weather conditions were different and the weather was bad, it could have been a very different outcome." |