Coast Guard recategorise search for missing fisherman as recovery operation

The Coast Guard has said the search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Wexford is now categorised as a recovery operation.

Coast Guard recategorise search for missing fisherman as recovery operation

The Coast Guard has said the search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Wexford is now categorised as a recovery operation.

Rescue teams including the Naval service, RNLI and local fishing boats have battled rough seas and high winds again today in their efforts to find Willie Whelan, who went missing after the trawler he was on sank near Hook Head on Saturday night.

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