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English Channel sinking: British coastguards end search for two missing fishermen

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • British coastguards ended a search for two fishermen missing after the French trawler Maranello sank off Plymouth in the English Channel.
  • Another trawler rescued three of the vessel’s five crew members before it went down.
  • The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the decision reflected available information and known human-survival limits at the water temperature.

British coastguards have ended the search for two fishermen who disappeared when the French trawler Maranello sank off Plymouth. The agency said extensive searches since Saturday evening had found no trace of them.

A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesperson said the operation had been stopped because of the known limits of human survival at the sea’s temperature. French and British maritime and air rescue operations had already been suspended on Sunday evening.

Despite extensive and intensive searches carried out since Saturday evening, no trace of the two missing fishermen has been found.

— Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokespersonThe statement announced that the search had found no sign of the two fishermen.

The Maranello issued a distress call on Saturday after reporting problems with its fishing gear. Another trawler nearby rescued three of the five crew members before the vessel sank. The three survivors were travelling to France, according to the agency.

Given the information available and the known limits of human survival according to the water temperature, it was decided this morning that the coastguard search for the two missing fishermen would officially end.

— Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokespersonThe statement explained why British coastguards ended the operation.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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