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
The fishing vessel Tizzardlee-on became disabled off Park Head off Newquay, Cornwall when it’s propeller became fouled by rope. The three men on board contacted the Newquay RNLI which launched their lifeboat. The lifeboat reached the scene and took the Tizzardlee-on under tow back to Newquay. As the pair of the vessels approached Newquay harbour, they determined that the wasn’t sufficient to allow the fishing vessel to enter. The Tizzardlee-on was moored to a buoy in Newquay Bay. No reports of injuries or pollution being released.
