Search for missing fishing boat crew continues

Search teams are regrouping aft a sportfishing vessel sank disconnected the seashore of Jersey.

The skipper and 2 unit members of the L'Ecume II are missing aft it collided with the Commodore Goodwill vessel conscionable aft 05.30 GMT connected Thursday.

An uncrewed hunt conveyance was utilized to effort to analyse the sportfishing vessel that sank successful astir 131ft (40m) of water.

Jersey Coastguard said it would "consider the findings of the search" earlier deciding however to proceed.

The skipper of the sportfishing vas was named arsenic experienced and respected fisherman Michael Michieli, the proprietor of L'Ecume II.

Local sportfishing vessels, RNLI lifeboats, 2 French rescue helicopters and a French naval level were among those progressive successful the hunt disconnected the westbound seashore of Jersey connected Thursday.

Condor Ferries confirmed its freight vessel Commodore Goodwill had been progressive successful a collision with a sportfishing boat.

The institution said it would afloat comply with immoderate investigations into the incident.

The vessel, which was carrying 5 passengers and 24 crew, was sailing from Guernsey to Jersey erstwhile the incidental occurred.

Commercial shipping has been rerouted to debar the hunt area.

Freight motortruck operator Richard Henry was a rider connected the Goodwill and said helium felt a bang and the ferry moved.

"I heard 5 large agelong blasts connected the horn and past virtually not a infinitesimal aboriginal we felt a large thud from the vessel collision," helium said.

"The skipper was connected it consecutive distant saying 'This is not a drill, each unit to boats'."