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Three missing after boat sinks off Western Isles
From the section Highlands & Islands
The coastguard rescue helicopter from Prestwick has continued to search the area
Three people are missing after a fishing boat sank off the Western Isles in the early hours of this morning.
The UK Coastguard received a distress alert just before 03:45, near Mingulay. It is thought the boat is local to the Western Isles.
One man was rescued and taken to hospital by the Stornoway-based coastguard helicopter.
A lifeboat from Barra RNLI and a rescue helicopter from Prestwick are continuing the search.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it has deployed a team to investigate the sinking.
The Barra lifeboat was launched early on Saturday morning
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