A woman was missing after a yacht collided with the "Shoreway" off Felixstowe on June 8, 2014, at 1.30 p.m.
Woman missing after collision off Felixstowe A woman was missing after a yacht collided with the "Shoreway" off Felixstowe on June 8, 2014, at 1.30 p.m. The yacht sank within five minutes of colliding with the dredger. The Thames Coastguard scrambled a huge rescue team to the incident site one mile off the coast. A man who had been on board the yacht was quickly pulled to safety from the water by the dredger crew and taken to hospital for precautionary checks. But the other occupants – a woman and two dogs – were still missing. It was believed they were wearing life-jackets, and rescuers have not given up hope of finding them alive. Rescue workers have been scouring Felixstowe’s coastline and Harwich International Port. It was decided the search would continue overnight, with at least one lifeboat remaining on the scene, before it was stepped up again the following morning. The search operation would last for 23 hours Involved in the search were the Felixstowe Coastguard Rescue Team, three lifeboats – two from Harwich, one from Walton – two pilot boats, a dive boat, the search and rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham along with a number of other vessels in the area. Markers have been put down around the accident site to help divers searching the area at slack water find any clues to help the search. At around 4 p.m., the search area was widened to at least three miles in all directions of the crash site after the currents and wind conditions were taken in to account. Thames Coastguard was co-ordinating the search .
