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11/11/2004
One of two missing fishermen found alive
The coastguard have confirmed that they have found one of the two fishermen missing since yestersday afternoon alive.
Shane Murnaghan, 28, was found on Thursday morning in a liferaft near to the Isle of Man. However there is still no sign of his colleague Colin Donnelly, 30, who was also on board the boat.
Mr Murganhan is being treated for hypothermia. He was not reported to have suffered any other injuries.
A full-scale search has been underway since the the two men's fishing vessel, The Emerald Dawn, failed to return to Kilkeel harbour in Co Down yesterday.
The 11-metre vessel, which had been fishing for lobster and crabs, was expected back in port at 1pm on Wednesday, but was reported overdue when it failed to return.
The Coastguard, and fisheries protection vessel the Ken Vickers, had been concentrating their search on an area between Dundrum Bay and Dundalk Bay, about six miles east of Kilkeel, before Thursday morning’s development near the Isle of Man.
Five RNLI lifeboats, those from Kilkeel, Newcastle, Donaghadee, the Isle of Man and Clogher Head in the Republic of Ireland, have also been involved in the search along with two helicopters and around 20 local fishing boats.
(MB/SP)
Shane Murnaghan, 28, was found on Thursday morning in a liferaft near to the Isle of Man. However there is still no sign of his colleague Colin Donnelly, 30, who was also on board the boat.
Mr Murganhan is being treated for hypothermia. He was not reported to have suffered any other injuries.
A full-scale search has been underway since the the two men's fishing vessel, The Emerald Dawn, failed to return to Kilkeel harbour in Co Down yesterday.
The 11-metre vessel, which had been fishing for lobster and crabs, was expected back in port at 1pm on Wednesday, but was reported overdue when it failed to return.
The Coastguard, and fisheries protection vessel the Ken Vickers, had been concentrating their search on an area between Dundrum Bay and Dundalk Bay, about six miles east of Kilkeel, before Thursday morning’s development near the Isle of Man.
Five RNLI lifeboats, those from Kilkeel, Newcastle, Donaghadee, the Isle of Man and Clogher Head in the Republic of Ireland, have also been involved in the search along with two helicopters and around 20 local fishing boats.
(MB/SP)
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