Seven men rescued from sinking trawler

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.

Skipper Noel O’Sullivan, 45, from Castletownbere, was washed overboard with another crew member as they attempted to abandon the vessel. “It was very cold, thank God it was calm. I couldn’t have held on any longer,” he said.

He said he was relieved all the crew made it to safety and were heading back to their families.