English Channel Shipwreck Recovery
Divers recover bodies of two missing French fishermen from English Channel shipwreck.
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The Maranello issued its distress call at approximately 18:00 BST on August 29 after the crew reported trouble with the vessel’s fishing gear.
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The nearby trawler Stradale rescued the three survivors before the Maranello sank; the missing men were identified as the captain and another crew member.
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A French Navy ship located the wreck on the seabed on September 1, close to the Maranello’s last GPS transmission and roughly 40 kilometers off England’s south coast.
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French prosecutor Alex Dehays said an initial dive was used to locate the site and assess whether the recovery operation was feasible before divers retrieved the two bodies later that day.
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After the bodies were recovered, the investigation by the maritime gendarmerie’s research section in Brest shifted to determining the causes of death.
The bodies of two French fishermen missing since the trawler Maranello sank in the English Channel have been recovered by divers, French Prosecutors announced. The vessel went down off Plymouth on August 29 after reporting problems with its fishing gear. Three of the five crew members were rescued by a nearby trawler, but two remained missing until divers located them following the wreck's discovery on September 1.
A French Navy ship found the Maranello on the seabed roughly 40 kilometers off England's south coast, close to where the crew's last distress call came from. French Prosecutor Alex Dehays said divers first assessed the wreck, then recovered the two bodies the same day. Authorities are now investigating what caused the deaths and why the boat sank.
Distress Call After Fishing Gear Fails
The Maranello radioed for help at about 6 p.m. on August 29, reporting trouble with its fishing gear. The nearby trawler Stradale responded quickly and pulled three crew members from the water before the French vessel went under. The captain and one other crew member were not rescued and remained missing until this week, according to ITV News.
Three-Day Search Finds the Wreck
A rescue operation involving HM Coastguard, the RNLI, and French authorities was halted due to bad weather after the wreck was spotted. The search resumed when conditions improved. A French Navy ship located the Maranello on September 1, positioned near the vessel's final GPS location and about 25 miles off the English coast, Plymouth Herald reported.
Divers Recover Bodies and Begin Investigation
Once the wreck was found, French prosecutors sent divers down to check if a recovery operation was safe. In an initial dive, they confirmed the site was suitable for retrieval. Later that same day, divers brought up the two bodies from the seabed. The maritime gendarmerie's research section in Brest is now investigating what caused the deaths and the sinking.
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