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26 Sept 2025

Multi-agency search for fisherman believed to have gone overboard in Donegal Bay

A member of the public alerted the coordination centre this evening to a fishing vessel aground 2 nautical miles south of Mullaghmore Head, Co Sligo

Multiple agency search for fisherman believed to have gone overboard in Donegal Bay

Malin Head Coast Guard are currently coordinating the search

Malin Head Coast Guard are currently coordinating a search for a missing fisherman in Donegal Bay off the coast of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo.

A member of the public alerted the coordination centre this evening to a fishing vessel aground 2 nautical miles south of Mullaghmore Head. It is believed that the fisherman from the vessel had fallen overboard, with the search concentrating in the area off Mullaghmore and out into Donegal Bay.

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The Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118, Killybegs Coast Guard Unit, and RNLI lifeboats from Bundoran, Arranmore, Ballyglass and Sligo are continuing to search the area, with a number of local fishing vessels also on scene in support of the search.

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