Article 66MQX Jersey fishing boat believed to have sunk after collision with ferry

Jersey fishing boat believed to have sunk after collision with ferry

by
Steven Morris
from on (#66MQX)

Major search and rescue operation under way off coast of Channel island after incident at 5.30am on Thursday

A Jersey fishing boat with a skipper and two crew members onboard is believed to have sunk in the Channel after a collision with a freight vessel.

The 18-metre long (59ft) wooden fishing boat, L'Ecume II, collided with a Condor Ferries vessel, the Commodore Goodwill, off the Channel island at 5.30am on Thursday.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/world/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments