A search by the family of an Atlantic rower missing off the west coast of Cork has been called off with no sightings of the stricken vessel.
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The family of Mr Nenad Belic, 62-year-old American, chartered two spotter planes to hunt hundreds of square miles of sea for the sailor who activated a distress beacon more than a week ago.
The first wave of searches by coastguards on October 1st found the beacon 210 miles west of Bantry Bay but there was no sign of the boat or Mr Belic.
In a desperate effort to trace his father, Mr Adrian Belic decided on a two-day effort, privately funded by his family.
"We have not found him but we want to alert everybody on the west coast, and those who are at sea in the area, to continue looking out for our father," he said today.
"There is still hope. There has been no debris located and he was extremely well prepared. He has equipment to make fresh water from sea water, food and survival equipment to keep warm.
The retired cardiologist set out from Cape Cod in his vessel the Lun on May 11th.
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