Boats search for crewman off Donegal coast

Three fishing vessels and a Sligo-based helicopter are searching for a crew member who fell overboard from a fishing vessel off…

Three fishing vessels and a Sligo-based helicopter are searching for a crew member who fell overboard from a fishing vessel off the Donegal coast.

The accident happened last night when the UK-registered fishing vessel, Mary Ellen,was some 40 miles west of Bloody Foreland in Donegal. The crewman is reportedly a 21-year-old Scot.

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