Land's End: Fishing crew rescued from sinking vessel

The crew of a Belgian fishing vessel that struck rocks and sank off Cornwall have been reported "safe and well", HM Coastguard has said.

A mayday broadcast was made after the vessel with four crew aboard crashed into rocks south of Land's End at about 18:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The crew abandoned their vessel and moved into its life raft.

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