Athena under tow off Falmouth and still burning .

The ETV Anglian Princess has the disabled fishing vessel Athena under tow around 5 miles south of Falmouth with the tug, Typhoon acting as escort. Attempts will be made at daylight to cool the still burning vessel using the fire jets aboard the Anglian Princess before assessing the situation. During the night a huge release of gas forced the remaining skipper and firefighters aboard the Athena to be taken off, some where airlifted to Treliske hospital for smoke inhalation treatment. The vessel is now effectively dead in the water. Fighting fires aboard vessels is considered to be a firefighters most dangerous exercise.

BBC news story at 0800.