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Crew members missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kent coast Crew members missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kent coast
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Several crew members are missing after a fishing vessel capsized off the Kent coast.Several crew members are missing after a fishing vessel capsized off the Kent coast.
The Coastguard is carrying out an extensive search after the boat sank last night with one person found clinging to the hull. Coastguards are carrying out an extensive search after the boat sank on Tuesday night with one person found clinging to the hull.
A spokesman for the service said a number of crew were unaccounted for.A spokesman for the service said a number of crew were unaccounted for.
Kaimes Beasley, the duty controller for UK Coastguard, said: “One person was found on the upturned hull and rescued but we understand there were other crew on board. We are currently searching for these missing crew with a number of search units.”Kaimes Beasley, the duty controller for UK Coastguard, said: “One person was found on the upturned hull and rescued but we understand there were other crew on board. We are currently searching for these missing crew with a number of search units.”
The Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd, two lifeboats from Ramsgate and the Coastguard rescue team from Margate have been scrambled to join the search. The coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd, two lifeboats from Ramsgate and the coastguard rescue team from Margate have been scrambled to join the search.
A spokeswoman for the coastguard said the search area extended from Ramsgate through to the mid-Channel area. She was unable to say how many people were missing.The person found clinging to the hull of the boat was airlifted by the coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Lydd and taken to the William Harvey hospital at Ashford, in Kent. Their condition remains unclear.