Body recovered from sunken fishing vessel (From Mid Devon Star)
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Body recovered from sunken fishing vessel
9:12am Friday 21st September 2012 in Devon
The body of a man has recovered from the wreck of a sunken fishing boat off Berry Head.
The Sarah Jayne sank on the 11 September while fishing.
The skipper of the vessel has been missing since the incident while two crew members were rescued at the scene.
The coroner has been made aware and will open an inquest into the circumstances. The family of the missing man have been informed.
The incident is still being investigated by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The vessel is currently lying six miles off the coast.
