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| Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off County Down coast | Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off County Down coast |
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| Six fishermen have been rescued after their boat collided with another vessel and sank off the coast of County Down. | |
| The coastguard received a mayday call just before 05:30 BST on Wednesday. The collision happened eight miles south of Ardglass. | The coastguard received a mayday call just before 05:30 BST on Wednesday. The collision happened eight miles south of Ardglass. |
| All crew of the trawler, the Silver D, were taken on board the other boat and brought to Ardglass, accompanied by Newcastle lifeboat. No-one was injured. | |
| It is not yet known what caused the collision. | |
| Newcastle RNLI coxswain Richard Herron said that after the alarm was raised, they learned on their way out to the emergency that one of the boats had sunk. | |
| "Luckily all the crew were on board the other vessel, but it was taking on water," he said. | |
| "By the time we got there, they had the leak under control and didn't require any assistance with the salvage pumps. | |
| "Everyone on board was OK medically, so we escorted them back to Ardglass." | |
| Marine Coastguard Agency staff have gone to Ardglass to assess damage to the other trawler, the Good Intent. | |
| The skippers on both boats are from Northern Ireland, while the crew members are all migrant workers. |