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| Weather affects fisherman search | |
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| Bad weather has stopped plans for a police diving team to resume the search for a fisherman missing off Gwynedd. | |
| The man has been named by police as Maldwyn Jones, 60, from Nefyn. Coastguards said it is thought he was not wearing a lifejacket. | |
| His boat was found empty on Monday after a relative spotted it going around in circles, off Trefor. | His boat was found empty on Monday after a relative spotted it going around in circles, off Trefor. |
| Mr Jones had been fishing alone for whelks when it is thought he may have been dragged down by his gear. | Mr Jones had been fishing alone for whelks when it is thought he may have been dragged down by his gear. |
| A lifeboat from Porthdinllaen, police helicopter and a coastguard team continued the search on Tuesday until it was called off at around 1715 BST. | A lifeboat from Porthdinllaen, police helicopter and a coastguard team continued the search on Tuesday until it was called off at around 1715 BST. |
| But the Underwater Search Team, who are based in Runcorn, Cheshire were not able to search the area on Wednesday afternoon due to conditions. They will try again on Thursday. | |
| Mr Jones is also believed to be a poor swimmer or a non-swimmer. | Mr Jones is also believed to be a poor swimmer or a non-swimmer. |
| We understand he was not wearing his life jacket which we strongly advise people to do carrying out that particular activity Jim Green, duty watch manager Holyhead coastguard | We understand he was not wearing his life jacket which we strongly advise people to do carrying out that particular activity Jim Green, duty watch manager Holyhead coastguard |
| Lifeboats from Porthdinllaen and Treaddur Bay and the rescue helicopter from RAF Valley started the search after a member of the public raised the alert at 1630 BST on Monday. | |
| A vessel called the Osprey reported that it had come across the fishing vessel the Provider some two miles off the coast of Trefor. | A vessel called the Osprey reported that it had come across the fishing vessel the Provider some two miles off the coast of Trefor. |
| Coastguards said it was going round and round in circles and no-one was on board. | Coastguards said it was going round and round in circles and no-one was on board. |
| The boat was located two miles off Trefor | The boat was located two miles off Trefor |
| Mike Oates, a watch officer at Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) Holyhead said: "The man was not wearing a life jacket. We would stress the importance of wearing a life jacket. It is deemed to be an accident." | Mike Oates, a watch officer at Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) Holyhead said: "The man was not wearing a life jacket. We would stress the importance of wearing a life jacket. It is deemed to be an accident." |
| Mr Oates said a North Wales Police helicopter also helped searching the shoreline on Tuesday. | |
| Jim Green, duty watch manager at Holyhead coastguard added that fisherman had been working with his pots on the boat. | Jim Green, duty watch manager at Holyhead coastguard added that fisherman had been working with his pots on the boat. |
| "He was also single-handed, which is not unusual but it would help if another person was on board. | "He was also single-handed, which is not unusual but it would help if another person was on board. |
| "We also strongly advise people taking part in this activity to wear a deck knife of some sort on their person so if they are wearing oil skins they can slash them to allow the water freely to enter and reduce the drag down." | "We also strongly advise people taking part in this activity to wear a deck knife of some sort on their person so if they are wearing oil skins they can slash them to allow the water freely to enter and reduce the drag down." |
| 'Dangerous profession' | 'Dangerous profession' |
| Aberdaron-born Mr Jones has two grown-up children. | Aberdaron-born Mr Jones has two grown-up children. |
| The grandfather returned to Gwynedd a few years ago after running a building business in the Cheadle area of Manchester. | The grandfather returned to Gwynedd a few years ago after running a building business in the Cheadle area of Manchester. |
| Glyn Roberts the chairman of the Lleyn Fishing Association said: "This is very sad for the family who live locally. | Glyn Roberts the chairman of the Lleyn Fishing Association said: "This is very sad for the family who live locally. |
| "These things happen, and you read about them but when they happen closer to home people feel it keenly. | "These things happen, and you read about them but when they happen closer to home people feel it keenly. |
| "I was chatting to Maldwyn and his brother on Sunday and it is difficult to believe that something like this can happen so quickly." | "I was chatting to Maldwyn and his brother on Sunday and it is difficult to believe that something like this can happen so quickly." |
| Mr Roberts said that fishermen accepted that fishing could be a dangerous occupation. | Mr Roberts said that fishermen accepted that fishing could be a dangerous occupation. |
| "Everyone accepts that it is a dangerous profession," he said. | |
| "If there is a lesson to be learned it is that we should wear a life jacket. | |
| "We've all been there and done without, but everybody ought to seriously think about wearing life jackets. | "We've all been there and done without, but everybody ought to seriously think about wearing life jackets. |
| "In this day and age there are some very modern convenient things to wear," he added. | "In this day and age there are some very modern convenient things to wear," he added. |