Fisherman search off Yorkshire coast after man falls overboard
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The man fell after the vessel broke down a mile off Tunstall
A search is under way for a fisherman who has fallen overboard off the East Yorkshire coast.
The alarm was raised just after 11:00 BST by a fisherman who said his friend had fallen overboard after their vessel broke down off Tunstall in Holderness.
He threw a life ring into the sea and set off a flare.
More than a dozen fishing boats have been assisting the search after responding to the HM Coastguard Mayday Relay broadcast.
The coastguard helicopter has assisted land and sea crews in the search
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