Huge Channel search called off after it emerges debris is weeks old
A huge lifeboat and helicopter search launched today in the English Channel has been called off after it emerged the debris was from a crashed boat which ran aground three weeks ago.
The discovery at 8.45am today in the waters near Hastings, East Sussex, sparked a huge search.
The RNLI all-weather lifeboat, Border Force vessel Seeker, and the coastguard helicopter have all been deployed.
A spokesman for the coastguard said: ‘HM Coastguard is coordinating the response to a report of parts of a vessel found in waters south of Hastings.
‘A HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft have been sent, as well as the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat from Hastings.
The RNLI all-weather lifeboat has been deployed in a huge search after debris from a suspected pleasure boat was found in the waters off Hastings (stock image)
The map above shows the location of where the debris was reportedly found
‘Nearby vessels are also assisting.’
The Finnish navy’s minelayer FNS Uusimaa, which was on its way to Cadiz, in Spain, is also helping with the search, reported The Sun.
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