Divers prepare to enter sunken trawler amid calm conditions

ANOTHER attempt to recover the bodies of five fishermen missing off the Co Waterford coast is likely to be made today, as weather conditions grow calmer.

Naval Service divers headed out to sea yesterday morning in preparation for a dive and recovery operation at the location of the sunken trawler, the Pere Charles, but a strong current on the seabed off Hook Head thwarted members of the 14-man team from gaining access to the vessel.

Some exploratory work was carried out by the divers in a bid to gain more knowledge of the vessel’s position, but the dive attempt had to be called off at about 5pm.