Six feared dead as French trawler sinks
07/01/2008 - 14:50:17Six French fishermen were feared dead today after their boat sank in rough seas off the country’s north-west coast.
Rescuers found one survivor and two bodies, French coast guard officials said. Four were still missing.
The 79ft La Petite Julie sent out distress signals in the early hours to signal that it was sinking, about 30 miles north of the small island Ile Vierge, off Brittany’s coast.
Rescuers found one man suffering from shock and in the early stages of hypothermia, said a spokesman for the local coast guard. Two bodies were found, and empty lifeboats were spotted near the site of the sinking.
Weather conditions were rough, with heavy winds and cold temperatures.
