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| Search for missing inflatable boat off Cornish coast called off | |
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| A search for a boat missing off the Cornish coast has been called off. | A search for a boat missing off the Cornish coast has been called off. |
| The 20ft rigid-inflatable boat Whiskey One contacted coastguards at about 7.50pm on Boxing Day to say it was taking on water about half a mile off Bude. | The 20ft rigid-inflatable boat Whiskey One contacted coastguards at about 7.50pm on Boxing Day to say it was taking on water about half a mile off Bude. |
| A major operation involving lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter was launched but after finding nothing the search was called off on Tuesday night. | A major operation involving lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter was launched but after finding nothing the search was called off on Tuesday night. |
| Matt West, from the UK Coastguard, said: “We’ve been unable to contact the vessel since the initial call. There are no sightings of it … One of the options is that the vessel did make it safely back to shore, and we are appealing for them to get back in touch.” | Matt West, from the UK Coastguard, said: “We’ve been unable to contact the vessel since the initial call. There are no sightings of it … One of the options is that the vessel did make it safely back to shore, and we are appealing for them to get back in touch.” |
| Standing the search down, a UK Coastguard spokesman said: “The Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Newquay, along with lifeboats from Bude and Padstow carried out a thorough search of the area but found nothing. | Standing the search down, a UK Coastguard spokesman said: “The Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Newquay, along with lifeboats from Bude and Padstow carried out a thorough search of the area but found nothing. |
| “Now the search has been stood down pending further information.” | “Now the search has been stood down pending further information.” |