A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board report has revealed that a fisherman who drowned after his boat capsized was not wearing a lifejacket — despite the presence of safety equipment on board.

The family of a fisherman missing off the south-east coast face another agonising night after the search operation had to be suspended.

An air and sea search resumed today for a fisherman missing off the south east coast after his boat overturned.

A LIFELONG fisherman who celebrated his 64th birthday on December 30 is feared drowned after the small boat he was fishing on sank off the south-east coast at Duncannon, Co Wexford, yesterday morning.