Navy divers hope to search wreck of Pere Charles today

Navy divers are hoping to reach the wreck of the Pere Charles off the coast of Co Wexford today.

Five fishermen are still missing after the trawler sank around three miles from Hook Head during stormy conditions last week.

Bad weather has so far prevented divers from conducting a search of the vessel, which has been located on the seabed under 35 metres of water.

However, conditions are improving today and divers are hoping to search the wreck for the bodies of the missing crewmen.

Meanwhile, efforts are continuing to locate the wreck of the Honeydew II, which also sank during last week's storms off Mine Head in Co Waterford.

Two crewmen are missing following that tragedy.

Debris from the stricken vessel has been washing ashore over the past few days, but the location where it sank has still not been identified.