SEARCH IN CHANNEL FOR OVERDUE FISHING VESSEL
This afternoon Dover Coastguard was
alerted to a missing fishing vessel which had been fishing in the Dover Strait.
The vessel is known to have four crew on board.
A Coastguard Rescue helicopter is
searching an area in the South East of the Channel, two all-weather lifeboats
from Dungeness and Dover are on scene and a French Search and Rescue helicopter
has also been supporting the search effort.
The Coastguard has notified other vessels in the surrounding area to
remain vigilant and contact them if they locate anything.
The weather conditions on scene are very challenging, with rough seas and
gale force winds.