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| Skipper tried to rescue crewman | Skipper tried to rescue crewman |
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| The skipper of a fishing boat managed to grab hold of an overboard crewman before having to let him go, a fishermen's mission has said. | |
| The crew member of the New Dawn, which is believed to be based in Fraserburgh, fell into the North Sea after shooting the boat's fishing gear. | The crew member of the New Dawn, which is believed to be based in Fraserburgh, fell into the North Sea after shooting the boat's fishing gear. |
| Charles Bruce dived in after the Filipino, but was unable to get him to take hold of a lifebelt. | |
| Rescuers have called off a search of an area 50 miles east of Wick. | |
| Details of the incident - which happened at 2300 BST on Wednesday - have been revealed in a statement issued by the Fishermen's Mission in Fraserburgh. | Details of the incident - which happened at 2300 BST on Wednesday - have been revealed in a statement issued by the Fishermen's Mission in Fraserburgh. |
| Charles had to let him go as he himself was going under Fishermen's Mission statement | Charles had to let him go as he himself was going under Fishermen's Mission statement |
| It said the lost fisherman was in his second year on the vessel which had been featured on the BBC's Trawlermen documentary series. | |
| The statement said: "After shooting the nets he went overboard whilst holding the gear. | The statement said: "After shooting the nets he went overboard whilst holding the gear. |
| "Co-skipper Martin Bruce said if he had still held on to the wire they could have taken him back on board but he let go and fell into the water. | "Co-skipper Martin Bruce said if he had still held on to the wire they could have taken him back on board but he let go and fell into the water. |
| "His brother Charles dived in and managed to get hold of him and tried unsuccessfully to get him to take hold of the lifebelt. | "His brother Charles dived in and managed to get hold of him and tried unsuccessfully to get him to take hold of the lifebelt. |
| "Although the crew member had a survival jacket on he was sadly lost. | "Although the crew member had a survival jacket on he was sadly lost. |
| "Charles had to let him go as he himself was going under." | "Charles had to let him go as he himself was going under." |
| Charles Bruce was airlifted to hospital for treatment for hypothermia. | Charles Bruce was airlifted to hospital for treatment for hypothermia. |
| Boat fire | Boat fire |
| A search for the missing fisherman was co-ordinated by Aberdeen Coastguard. | |
| The Shetland Coastguard helicopter and a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth had been involved. | |
| The incident comes after three crewmen died in a fishing boat fire at Fraserburgh Harbour earlier this month. | The incident comes after three crewmen died in a fishing boat fire at Fraserburgh Harbour earlier this month. |
| Rimants Venckus, 50, from Latvia, and Filipinos Ramilito Capangpangan Calipayan and Benjamin Rosello Potot, both 33, died on Friday 1 August. | Rimants Venckus, 50, from Latvia, and Filipinos Ramilito Capangpangan Calipayan and Benjamin Rosello Potot, both 33, died on Friday 1 August. |
| They were on board the prawn trawler Vision II. | They were on board the prawn trawler Vision II. |