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#1 Barry McCrindle

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 07:59 AM

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A major search is taking place for a fisherman who went missing about 15 miles (24km) off the north Wales coast.
Eight boats and a helicopter are covering an area of about 60 sq miles (155 sq km) off Anglesey.

A call was made at 02:29 GMT after reports of a man going overboard a fishing vessel. He was last seen at 00:45 GMT.

Porthdinllaen and Trearddur Bay lifeboats, along with the inshore lifeboat, have also joined the search.

Ray Carson, rescue co-ordination manager for Holyhead coastguard, said: "The vessel left Holyhead at 23:25 GMT to go around into Caernarfon Bay.

"The missing person was last seen in the galley at 00:45. The vessel was 1.2 miles west of South Stack lighthouse, near Holyhead."

Mr Carson said it was about 15 miles off the coast when the mayday call came in.

He added a planning computer looking at winds and tidal currents was being used to work out where the missing fisherman might be.

"Initially the search was undertaken by Rescue 122 helicopter from Valley and the Holyhead RNLI all-weather lifeboat," he said.

"They both searched from the South Stack to the mayday position.

"We also brought out Porthdinllaen lifeboat, and they were joined by three other fishing vessels and the casualty vessel.

"They searched in a line working northwards up to South Stack from the mayday position."

Mr Carson told BBC Wales the helicopter had returned to RAF Valley for refuelling while the boats continued to search the area.

He said sea conditions were "favourable".

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 06:01 PM

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A major search has been called off for a fisherman who went missing about 15 miles (24km) off Anglesey.
Seven boats, including three lifeboats, covered an area of about 60 sq miles (155 sq km) west of the island.

A call was made at 02:29 GMT after reports of a man, who is not thought to be local, going overboard a fishing vessel. He was last seen at 00:45 GMT.

He was wearing wearing jeans and a t-shirt but had no life jacket, and the sea temperature was recorded at 8C.

The missing man has not been named but he was not a regular member of the crew of the trawler, which is not local.

The boat was stopping off in Holyhead to refuel, and then was meant to be fishing down the west coast of Wales.

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It is not known why or how the man went overboard.

Holyhead Coastguard, which is co-ordinating the operation, received a Mayday call and both Holyhead and Porthdinllaen all-weather lifeboats were launched at 02:35 GMT.

Trearddur Bay's Atlantic 85 lifeboat was also launched, along with Trearddur Bay and Holyhead's inshore lifeboats some time later.

Also involved have been an RAF Sea King helicopter - which has since been stood down - coastguards, the boat the man was on, and other vessels.

Ray Carson, rescue co-ordination manager for Holyhead coastguard, said: "The vessel left Holyhead at 23:25 GMT to go around into Caernarfon Bay.

Posted ImageThe search is being coordinated from Holyhead


"The missing person was last seen in the galley at 00:45. The vessel was 1.2 miles west of South Stack lighthouse, near Holyhead."

Mr Carson said it was about 15 miles off the coast when the mayday call came in.

He added a planning computer looking at winds and tidal currents was being used to work out where the missing fisherman might be.

"Initially the search was undertaken by Rescue 122 helicopter from Valley and the Holyhead RNLI all-weather lifeboat," he said.

"They both searched from the South Stack to the mayday position.

"We also brought out Porthdinllaen lifeboat, and they were joined by three other fishing vessels and the casualty vessel.

"They searched in a line working northwards up to South Stack from the mayday position."

Mr Carson told BBC Wales the helicopter had returned to RAF Valley for refuelling while the boats continued to search the area.

He said sea conditions were "favourable".

The trawler has now docked at Holyhead.

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 06:43 PM

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Police name missing trawlerman as Steven Robertson, 25

Posted ImageThe search was coordinated from Holyhead Coastguard station

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Police have named a south of Scotland fisherman who has been missing since going overboard a vessel off the north Wales coast at Anglesey.

North Wales Police said the family of Steven Craig Robertson, 25, of Dalbeattie, have been informed.

Seven boats were involved in a search after he was reported missing about 15 miles (24km) at sea early on Friday.

The search was called off later that day. Police have interviewed the boat's crew and an investigation is under way.

Mr Robertson, who was last seen at 00:45 GMT, was wearing jeans and a T-shirt but had no life jacket, and the sea temperature was recorded at 8C (46F).

Posted ImageThe boat was last seen about 15 miles west of the Holyhead coast


The boat was stopping off in Holyhead to refuel, and then was meant to be fishing down the west coast of Wales.

It is not known why or how he went overboard.

The search covered an area of 60 sq m (155 sq km) west of Anglesey.

Holyhead Coastguard, which co-ordinated the operation, received a Mayday call and both Holyhead and Porthdinllaen all-weather lifeboats were launched at 02:35 GMT.

Trearddur Bay's Atlantic 85 lifeboat was also launched, along with Trearddur Bay and Holyhead's inshore lifeboats some time later.

Also involved in the search were a RAF Sea King helicopter, coastguards, the boat the man was on, and other vessels.

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