Plymouth beamer Admiral Blake run down by container ship.

The sister ship Admiral Gordon in Newlyn.

Plymouth based beam trawler, Admiral Blake was involved in a collision with the container vessel Boxford 30 miles off Start Point in Devon at 145 Friday evening.


In the collision, two members of the beamer's crew were knocked overboard. Although one was pulled back aboard the Admiral Blake immediately, a huge search involving shipping in the area, including the luxury cruise ship, Oriana and the second crewman was located after spending over an hour in the water. He was then flown to Exeter hospital by Rescue 104 where he is being treated for acute hypothermia.


Culdrose's Rescue 193 flew a pump out to the damaged beamer as she was taking water while being towed back to Plymouth first by Salcombe and then Plymouth lifeboat.