Two bodies found in water are missing fisherman

By Janene Pieters on January 30, 2015 - 09:26
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. (Area where ships are looking for the missing Z-85 Morgenster (Picture: Twitter/@Keessie84))

The Dutch Coast Guard confirmed this morning that the two bodies that were found on the French coast yesterday were indeed crew members of the missing fishing boat Z-85 Morgenster. The bodies are those of a 45 year old man from Urk and a 64 year old Belgian.

At 17:41 yesterday afternoon the Dutch Coast Guard reported that a lifeboat and the first body had been retrieved from the water. The report of the second body came in at 19:50 last night. A 29 year old man from Urk and a 48 year old Portuguese are still missing. All contact was lost with the Z-85 Morgenster at about 16:00 on Wednesday afternoon.

The search for the last two people on board the missing fishing boat was suspended after sunset last night. The search will continue after daybreak this morning.

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