Hook Head: Search for missing fisherman called off for night
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RNLI crews and the coastguard have been involved in the search for the missing man
The search for a fisherman missing after a boat sank off the coast of County Wexford at the weekend has been called off for a second night.
He has been missing since the trawler sank near Hook Head in the early hours of Sunday, claiming the life of another fisherman.
The man who died has been named locally as Joe Sinnott.
Mr Sinnott, 65, was a well-known fisherman from the Kilmore area of County Wexford, according to RTÉ News.
RNLI crews and the coastguard are involved in the search for the missing man who was on board the Alize trawler when it sank off the coast of Hook Head.
Poor weather delayed the search start time until after 09:00 local time on Monday.
It is expected to resume again on Tuesday morning, but poor weather is again forecast.
The search is concentrating on an area about 9km south of Hook Head, under the command of the LÉ Ciara Irish naval vessel.
This is understood to follow an alert from the craft's Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB).
Debris from the stricken vessel was recovered from the sea, including the EPIRB, while diesel was also found on the water.