Search launched for fishing boat missing off North Wales with three people on board

Fishing boat sinking
An RNLI lifeboat
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Robert Dex @RobDexES28 January 2021

A search has been launched off the coast of North Wales for a missing fishing boat with three people on board.

HM Coastguard has been co-ordinating the operation since just after 10am on Thursday when the vessel failed to return when expected.

Coastguard rescue teams from Rhyl, Bangor and Llandudno have been sent along with RNLI lifeboats from Rhyl, Llandudno, Conwy and Beaumaris.

The HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Caernarfon and a fixed-wing Coastguard aircraft have also been assisting with the search.

North Wales Police are also involved and broadcasts have been made to alert vessels in the nearby area.

Duty controller for HM Coastguard Rob Priestley said: “We are continuing to search a wide area to try and find this vessel with all the assets we have at our disposal. We’re also asking other vessels in the area to keep a look out for anything that might also assist the search.”

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