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| Channel fishing boat capsize: 'No plans' to resume search | Channel fishing boat capsize: 'No plans' to resume search |
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| There are no plans to resume the search for a missing fisherman after a boat capsized in the English Channel, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency has said. | There are no plans to resume the search for a missing fisherman after a boat capsized in the English Channel, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency has said. |
| One man survived, a second died and a third is still missing after the Belgian vessel overturned on Tuesday. | One man survived, a second died and a third is still missing after the Belgian vessel overturned on Tuesday. |
| An investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out by Belgian authorities, as will the missing person enquiry, the Coastguard added. | An investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out by Belgian authorities, as will the missing person enquiry, the Coastguard added. |
| Salvage operators are expected at the scene later on Thursday. | |
| A temporary exclusion zone has been put in place around the vessel to allow the operation to take place. | A temporary exclusion zone has been put in place around the vessel to allow the operation to take place. |
| 'Signs of life' | 'Signs of life' |
| The vessel from Belgium capsized off Ramsgate on the Kent coast at about 23:00 GMT on Tuesday. | The vessel from Belgium capsized off Ramsgate on the Kent coast at about 23:00 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Dover Coastguard said weather conditions at the time were "relatively benign" and the sea had been calm. | Dover Coastguard said weather conditions at the time were "relatively benign" and the sea had been calm. |
| A man was rescued from the upturned hull at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday after he was spotted clinging to the vessel by a passing boat. | A man was rescued from the upturned hull at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday after he was spotted clinging to the vessel by a passing boat. |
| A second man "showing signs of life" was rescued from the sea later in the day but died in hospital. | A second man "showing signs of life" was rescued from the sea later in the day but died in hospital. |
| The third crewman remains unaccounted for. An extensive search involving helicopters and boats was called off for the day late on Wednesday due to fading light. | The third crewman remains unaccounted for. An extensive search involving helicopters and boats was called off for the day late on Wednesday due to fading light. |