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Missing fisherman sea search at Llanddulas is called off Missing Conwy fisherman named by police as Brian Hughes
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The search for a missing fisherman and his vessel off the north Wales coast has been called off. A fisherman missing off the north Wales coast has been named by police as Brian Hughes.
A helicopter and several RNLI lifeboats began searching an area off Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay, on Wednesday. Several RNLI lifeboats and a helicopter searched an area off Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay, for Mr Hughes and his vessel on Wednesday and Thursday before calling off their efforts.
A raft belonging to the fisherman was found in the area that same day and the search continued for several hours on Thursday morning. Mr Hughes, known as 'Bychan' was 66 and from Conwy. His boat was called the Susie Mo II.
The coastguard said it had completed its searches, and the man's family had been informed the search had finished. The coastguard said his family were informed that the search had finished.
The alarm was raised on Wednesday at 11:30 BST, 12 hours after a worried relative last made contact with him. A worried relative raised the alarm on Wednesday at 11:30 BST, 12 hours after last making contact with him.
The missing vessel is a 25ft (7.62m) fishing boat and it was classed as "overdue". A life raft belonging to Mr Hughes's boat was found near Penmaenrhos on Wednesday, before the search continued for several hours on Thursday morning.
The coastline between Llandudno's Great Orme and Rhyl was searched first before RNLI crews moved to search an area between Rhos Point and Llanddulas.The coastline between Llandudno's Great Orme and Rhyl was searched first before RNLI crews moved to search an area between Rhos Point and Llanddulas.
Rhyl all-weather lifeboat crew recovered the life raft on Wednesday morning after it had been spotted east of Raynes Jetty, near Penmaenrhos.