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Fishing crew missing off Kent coast after boat capsizes Fishing crew missing off Kent coast after boat capsizes
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A search is continuing for two missing crew members of a fishing boat which capsized in the English Channel.A search is continuing for two missing crew members of a fishing boat which capsized in the English Channel.
It overturned off the Kent coast overnight, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.It overturned off the Kent coast overnight, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.
One person - spotted clinging to the upturned hull of the Belgium-flagged boat - was rescued and flown to hospital by helicopter.One person - spotted clinging to the upturned hull of the Belgium-flagged boat - was rescued and flown to hospital by helicopter.
Kaimes Beasley, from the Dover Coastguard, said there was "still hope" of finding the missing crew alive.Kaimes Beasley, from the Dover Coastguard, said there was "still hope" of finding the missing crew alive.
Two helicopters, including one from the Belgian search and rescue service, plus three lifeboats from Ramsgate and Harwich have been involved in the search. Two helicopters, including one from the Belgian search and rescue service, plus three lifeboats have been involved in the search.
'Hypothermia risk''Hypothermia risk'
Mr Beasley said at this time of year it was possible to survive in the water for up to 15 hours.Mr Beasley said at this time of year it was possible to survive in the water for up to 15 hours.
"We're still not at that point yet, so we will still continue to search," he said."We're still not at that point yet, so we will still continue to search," he said.
Although he could not comment on the condition of the rescued man, he said he may have been on the upturned vessel for "quite some time".Although he could not comment on the condition of the rescued man, he said he may have been on the upturned vessel for "quite some time".
He added: "Weather conditions conditions overnight were relatively benign, winds were not terribly strong and the sea had been calm.
"Either way, it is still the North Sea in the winter and would have been very cold.
"In the southern North Sea, water temperature is about 9.5C and the air temperature less than that."In the southern North Sea, water temperature is about 9.5C and the air temperature less than that.
"There is a significant risk in terms of hypothermia," he said. "There is a significant risk in terms of hypothermia."
At the scene: BBC reporter Simon Jones At the scene: BBC reporter Simon Jones in Dover
The emergency services were first alerted at daylight when a passing boat saw the upturned vessel with one of the crew members standing on it.The emergency services were first alerted at daylight when a passing boat saw the upturned vessel with one of the crew members standing on it.
He was able to tell them that two of his colleagues were unaccounted for.He was able to tell them that two of his colleagues were unaccounted for.
Earlier, two divers and a doctor from Belgium were lowered on to a Ramsgate lifeboat to join the search for the two missing fishermen.Earlier, two divers and a doctor from Belgium were lowered on to a Ramsgate lifeboat to join the search for the two missing fishermen.
The operation is focussing on an area just up the coast from here in an area known as North Foreland.The operation is focussing on an area just up the coast from here in an area known as North Foreland.
That is where the lifeboats have been scouring for much of the morning and continuing into the afternoon.That is where the lifeboats have been scouring for much of the morning and continuing into the afternoon.