"The city and the port are in mourning", saddens Yannick Moreau, the mayor of Sables d'Olonne (Vendée).
A Sablais fisherman was killed on Friday after the sinking of his ship in the Atlantic.
The
Rumalo II
turned around around 10:30 a.m. west of the island of Ré (Charente-Maritime), reports the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic.
Three sailors were on board.
Two were able to quickly get out of the boat and be recovered from the water by a fishing vessel that came to the rescue.
The third man was not found until around 1:46 p.m. by another fishing boat participating in the search.
He could not be revived despite the arrival of a medical team.
Black day in Les Sables d'Olonne
The town and the port are in mourning.
1 of his sailors died today off L ' IledeRé in the #shipwreck of his #fishing boat
Union of Thought with his loved ones, the 2 survivors and the big family of hard-hit seafarers.
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– Yannick MOREAU (@YannickMOREAU) January 27, 2023
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The
Rumalo II
sank shortly before noon.
Large resources were deployed on site, including two SNSM patrol boats, a police boat and two helicopters.
The reasons for the sinking are unclear at this stage.
The wind was force 5 at the time of the tragedy.
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