Search for fisherman off Cork coast

A Coast Guard search is under way for a missing fisherman after his vessel capsized off the Cork coast this morning.

A Coast Guard search is under way for a missing fisherman after his vessel capsized off the Cork coast this morning.

Two men got into difficulty at about 10am while pot fishing south of Roche’s Point in Ringabella Bay.

One of the men managed to swim ashore and raise the alarm.

A Coast Guard helicopter, the LE Emer, Ballycotton and Crosshaven lifeboats, and a number of other local boats are taking part in the search for the man.

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