Diver missing in search for wrecked fishing boat

A massive search was underway tonight for one of two local divers who examined the wreck of a fishing boat off the coast of Wexford.

Diver missing in search for wrecked fishing boat

A massive search was underway tonight for one of two local divers who examined the wreck of a fishing boat off the coast of Wexford.

The divers went into the water at 3.25pm to look for the body of skipper Patrick Colfer, 37, from Slade, who was in the wheelhouse of the Rising Son when it suddenly capsized on Tuesday.

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