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| U-boat diver's body is recovered | U-boat diver's body is recovered |
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| The body of a 45-year-old diver who died at the site of a sunken German U-boat has been recovered. | The body of a 45-year-old diver who died at the site of a sunken German U-boat has been recovered. |
| Michael Hanrahan, a father of four from Dublin, died during a dive at the submarine, 16 miles off Malin Head on the County Donegal coast on Tuesday. | Michael Hanrahan, a father of four from Dublin, died during a dive at the submarine, 16 miles off Malin Head on the County Donegal coast on Tuesday. |
| Paul Lewis, another member of the dive team, said he tried to save Mr Hanrahan's life. | Paul Lewis, another member of the dive team, said he tried to save Mr Hanrahan's life. |
| "Out of the blue, Mick just fell back onto the wreck and I think he had some sort of a seizure," Mr Lewis said. | "Out of the blue, Mick just fell back onto the wreck and I think he had some sort of a seizure," Mr Lewis said. |
| "Instantly I went to his aid, but it was of no help to him." | "Instantly I went to his aid, but it was of no help to him." |
| The dive team was filming the U-boat while assessing the chances of recovering it. | The dive team was filming the U-boat while assessing the chances of recovering it. |
| Mr Hanrahan's body was recovered by fellow members of his diving club in Dublin. | |
| Paul Moore, from BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place and Mine, spent Tuesday with the divers at Malin Head, for a feature he was doing for the programme. | Paul Moore, from BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place and Mine, spent Tuesday with the divers at Malin Head, for a feature he was doing for the programme. |
| "It was just such a huge shock, because they were just so excited about it and they seemed to know just what they were doing," Mr Moore said. | "It was just such a huge shock, because they were just so excited about it and they seemed to know just what they were doing," Mr Moore said. |
| "It's just such a tragedy for the family." | "It's just such a tragedy for the family." |
| He was a gentle giant and a lovely man - we're just devastated Councillor Shaun Gallagher | He was a gentle giant and a lovely man - we're just devastated Councillor Shaun Gallagher |
| He said later he was looking at photographs he had taken of the divers. | He said later he was looking at photographs he had taken of the divers. |
| "I was looking at these photographs and realising that one of these divers was still there, had had this accident and was now dead," he said. | "I was looking at these photographs and realising that one of these divers was still there, had had this accident and was now dead," he said. |
| Derry City councillor Shaun Gallagher paid tribute to Mr Hanrahan. | Derry City councillor Shaun Gallagher paid tribute to Mr Hanrahan. |
| "He was a gentle giant and a lovely man - we're just devastated," he said. | "He was a gentle giant and a lovely man - we're just devastated," he said. |
| The dive team leaving for the U-boat site on Tuesday | The dive team leaving for the U-boat site on Tuesday |
| It is the second fatal diving incident off the north-west coast in the last two months. | It is the second fatal diving incident off the north-west coast in the last two months. |
| At the end of July, Paul Jackson, a police officer from Humberside, had been looking at wrecks off Tory Island but failed to resurface. | At the end of July, Paul Jackson, a police officer from Humberside, had been looking at wrecks off Tory Island but failed to resurface. |
| The U-boat, which did not see any war action, sank while being towed from Scotland to Londonderry to be scrapped. | The U-boat, which did not see any war action, sank while being towed from Scotland to Londonderry to be scrapped. |
| Derry City Council plans to raise U-778 and house it in a museum. The boat is lying in about 70 metres of water. | Derry City Council plans to raise U-778 and house it in a museum. The boat is lying in about 70 metres of water. |
| It is estimated there are about 150 such boats lying off Malin Head, all vivid reminders of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. | It is estimated there are about 150 such boats lying off Malin Head, all vivid reminders of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. |
| The council said that "because of the depth of the waters involved, the procedure was expected to be highly technical". | The council said that "because of the depth of the waters involved, the procedure was expected to be highly technical". |