AN AIR and sea search is continuing off the Irish Coast for the missing 32ft yacht which was due to arrive into Cork six days ago but cannot be contacted.

THE last man aboard the Rambler 100 racing yacht waited in his bunk for the tipping vessel to right itself before scrambling straight into the water.

The families of a missing British couple feared to have been hijacked by pirates faced an anxious wait for news today.

Urgent searches were underway today to find a British couple thought to have been hijacked by pirates off the east coast of Africa.

Rescuers were today searching for a British couple feared to have been hijacked by pirates off the east coast of Africa.

THE skipper of the West Cork trawler which sank on Monday has spoken of his relief and gratitude following the dramatic rescue of all seven crew members.

A WEST CORK trawler skipper and a member of his six-man crew narrowly escaped death at sea yesterday when their boat went down 160 miles off the Scilly Isles.

DIVING crews will make a determined bid to search for seven bodies today on the wrecks of two fishing boats which sank two weeks ago.

A FRIEND of the Kinsale fisherman missing with his crewman at sea for a week has said a full day’s search time was lost because the naval service did not pick up on signs the vessel was in difficulty.

TWO Irish rowers who cheated death after being capsized mid-Atlantic described how a massive wave pulverised their boat to “matchsticks.”