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| 'Tragedy' warning over car plunge | 'Tragedy' warning over car plunge |
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| A Coastguard representative says an incident where a car fell into the water at Ardglass harbour could have resulted in a "major tragedy". | |
| The red Skoda fell off the quayside in the early hours, it hit a trawler which was moored nearby before falling into the water. | The red Skoda fell off the quayside in the early hours, it hit a trawler which was moored nearby before falling into the water. |
| Police say the male driver is thought to have left the scene. The car has now been removed from the harbour. | Police say the male driver is thought to have left the scene. The car has now been removed from the harbour. |
| HM Coastguard's Gerry Burns said boat crews could have been "burned alive". | HM Coastguard's Gerry Burns said boat crews could have been "burned alive". |
| "Crew members are living on board these trawlers, they are from the Philippines, they are from Poland," he said. | "Crew members are living on board these trawlers, they are from the Philippines, they are from Poland," he said. |
| "They have no other home and they could have been burned alive. | "They have no other home and they could have been burned alive. |
| "The boats are carrying several hundred gallons of diesel, so it could have been a major, major tragedy here last night." | "The boats are carrying several hundred gallons of diesel, so it could have been a major, major tragedy here last night." |
| A diver from the Mourne underwater rescue team found the car upside down in the sea on Saturday morning with the keys still in the ignition. No-one was found inside. | A diver from the Mourne underwater rescue team found the car upside down in the sea on Saturday morning with the keys still in the ignition. No-one was found inside. |
| The car has now been recovered from the water and there are no reports of any injuries. | The car has now been recovered from the water and there are no reports of any injuries. |
| The report about the car was received by police at about 0935 BST on Saturday. | The report about the car was received by police at about 0935 BST on Saturday. |