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| Fisherman missing after collision | Fisherman missing after collision |
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| A Devon man is missing, believed dead, after his fishing boat sank when it was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel on Sunday evening. | |
| Three remaining crew members of the Teignmouth-registered Etoile Des Ondes, were rescued and taken to France. | |
| The 50ft (164ft) vessel, which sails out of Weymouth, Dorset, was off the coast of Cherbourg when it was hit. | |
| A police spokesman said relatives of the missing 21-year-old Teignmouth man have been informed. | |
| Mark Clark, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said three men were rescued from a life raft by a helicopter and taken to a passing passenger ferry. | |
| Sinking investigated | |
| They were later airlifted hospital in Cherbourg, suffering from cuts and bruises. | |
| Speaking about the missing fisherman, Mr Clark said: "He was wearing yellow oil skins, but he was not wearing a life jacket. | |
| "The search went on pretty well most of the night until about four in the morning." | |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said the circumstances of the sinking were being investigated. |