The 20 meter long tug Aquarius sank in the English Channel between Nord de l’Aber Wrac’h, Britanny and Cornwall, England.   The crew sent out a distress call with both English and French Coast Guards responding.  A helicopter was dispatched which able to rescue two crew from a liferaft.   A third crewman was reported as missing.  The Aquarius was en route to Plymouth from La Coruna, Spain.

Video of the rescue from bbc.co.uk