Two crewmembers have been rescued from a six-metre fishing boat after they issued a mayday stating that they were sinking a mile south of Black Head on the Isle of Man.
Liverpool Coastguard received the mayday from the 'Aurora' at 1647hrs local time, and requested the launch of the Port St. Mary RNLI Inshore and All Weather Lifeboats, along with tasking the Port Erin Coastguard Rescue Team. Another fishing vessel, 'Two Girls' overheard the mayday and proceeded to the vessel, taking the two crewmembers on board.
Although crewmembers from the lifeboats attempted to pump the water from the vessel, the ingress was too much and at 1707hrs the vessel sank. The crewmembers from the 'Aurora' were taken back to Port St. Mary, where they were met by the Coastguard Rescue Team.
