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Fishing boat sinks off Western Isles Fishing boat sinks off Western Isles
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Three crew members are missing and one has been flown to hospital after a fishing boat sank off the Western Isles of Scotland.Three crew members are missing and one has been flown to hospital after a fishing boat sank off the Western Isles of Scotland.
The UK Coastguard received a distress alert just before 3.45am on Saturday, and the vessel’s emergency positioning beacon was activated near Mingulay.The UK Coastguard received a distress alert just before 3.45am on Saturday, and the vessel’s emergency positioning beacon was activated near Mingulay.
The vessel went down with four crew on board, but one was rescued and flown to hospital by helicopter. A lifeboat and helicopter remained at the scene as the search continued, authorities said. The vessel went down with four crew on board, but one was rescued and flown to the Western Isles hospital in Stornoway by helicopter. An RNLI spokesman said he was understood to be “doing quite well”.
A lifeboat from the RNLI station in Barra and a rescue helicopter based at Stornoway were continuing to search for the three missing crew, authorities said.
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said the vessel went down in relatively calm weather conditions.A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said the vessel went down in relatively calm weather conditions.
“The UK Coastguard received a distress alert just before 3.45 this morning when the fishing vessel’s emergency positioning beacon was activated,” she said.“The UK Coastguard received a distress alert just before 3.45 this morning when the fishing vessel’s emergency positioning beacon was activated,” she said.
“The coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Stornoway has been searching the area, along with the Barra RNLI lifeboat.” Search authorities did not know the name of the vessel involved in the incident.
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