on a course straight back to Land's End and the comfort of Newlyn Harbour this morning with the winds gusting to Severe Gale Force 9...
not the most uncomfortable ride home for skipper Alan and the boys with the wind on the boat's port quarter.
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"A search for a trawler missing off the Kent coast, with four people on board, has been suspended.
Rescue teams began searching the Channel on Wednesday afternoon, after the Belgian fishing boat went missing in rough seas and gale force winds. Dover Coastguard said the search was stood down at about 03:40 GMT because of bad weather. No trace has been found of the boat or the crew, who are believed to be Dutch, Portuguese and Belgian.
Coastguards said their families had been informed. A coastguard helicopter, two Kent lifeboats and a French search and rescue helicopter carried out the search. They were joined by several other fishing boats."