Rough seas hamper bid to find bodies

ROUGH sea conditions off the Co Waterford coast once again prevented the bodies of five fishermen being recovered yesterday from their sunken trawler.

Hopes were raised during the morning of a garda and navy dive for the bodies of Tom Hennessy, Pat Hennessy, Billy O’Connor, Pat Coady and Andriy Dyrin, when sunny conditions prevailed around the coastal town of Dunmore East.

However, farther out to sea, water and weather conditions worsened during the day as a force six wind blew from the south-west.