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| An air-sea search has resumed for a fisherman feared missing from a boat reported to be going round in circles off the coast of Gwynedd. | An air-sea search has resumed for a fisherman feared missing from a boat reported to be going round in circles off the coast of Gwynedd. |
| A four-hour search with two lifeboats and the rescue helicopter from RAF Valley was launched on Monday after a member of the public raised the alert. | A four-hour search with two lifeboats and the rescue helicopter from RAF Valley was launched on Monday after a member of the public raised the alert. |
| The boat was reported to be found empty off Trefor, south of Caernarfon. | |
| The missing man is thought to be from the Llyn Peninsula area, aged around 60 and believed to be a non-swimmer. | The missing man is thought to be from the Llyn Peninsula area, aged around 60 and believed to be a non-swimmer. |
| Janice Bursell at Holyhead coastguard said that at around 1630 BST a vessel called the Osprey reported that it had come across the fishing vessel the Provider around two miles off the coast of Trefor. | |
| It was going round and round in circles and no-one was on board, she said. | It was going round and round in circles and no-one was on board, she said. |
| The Porthdinllaen lifeboat and the Treaddur Bay lifeboat were launched. | The Porthdinllaen lifeboat and the Treaddur Bay lifeboat were launched. |
| Coastguards from Porthdinllaen and Llandwrog began a search of the coastline and a rescue helicopter from Valley and police helicopter also took part. | Coastguards from Porthdinllaen and Llandwrog began a search of the coastline and a rescue helicopter from Valley and police helicopter also took part. |
| The search resumed at first light with coastguard rescuers and RNLI volunteers combing the coastline. | |
| The Porthdinllaen lifeboat has also resumed its search at sea. |