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| Fire trawler under investigation | |
| (about 12 hours later) | |
| A fishing vessel which caught fire off the coast of Donegal on Saturday is being examined by marine investigators. | |
| A helicopter from Sligo, a lifeboat from Arranmore and an Irish naval vessel were sent to the rescue. | |
| The trawler, Shark, moved under its own power but was accompanied by tug to Killybegs, where it has docked. | |
| Ten of the 16-strong Spanish crew onboard the Scottish-registered vessel were airlifted off the boat after it got into trouble. | |
| 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." |