Sinking of a French trawler off the coast of Plymouth: three survivors and two missing

A major search and rescue operation was launched on Saturday evening after a French fishing boat capsized off the coast of Plymouth, England, as reported by local media outlet Plymouth Plus.

Five sailors were on board the “Maranello”, a trawler registered in Saint-Brieuc.

Three of them were able to be saved, but two others are still missing, indicates Ouest-France, citing in particular the maritime prefecture. Four aircraft and four lifeboats from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are taking part in the search.

Plymouth Plus finally affirms that the French embassy confirmed to the media that it was aware of the incident, and that it was in contact with the families concerned.