The search for three fishers whose boat is believed to have sunk in the Channel after a collision with a freight vessel resumed off the coast of Jersey.
At first light, lifeboats and a search aircraft were launched to scour the area to the west and north-west of the island.
It is believed that the 18 meter 60 ft wooden fishing boat, L Ecume II, is resting on the seabed in about 40 metres of water after a collision with a Condor Ferries vessel, the Commodore Goodwill, at 5.30 am on Thursday.
The boat was skippered by Michael Mick Michieli, an experienced fisher. The two crew members are believed to be of south-east Asian descent.
On Thursday, an air and sea rescue was organised involving Jersey and French aircraft and boats. Around 20 fishing boats also joined the search for their friends and colleagues.
An unmanned underwater craft was brought in to investigate what was believed to be the boat's wreck on the seabed, and lifeguards and police officers also scoured the shoreline in the hope that the men had made it to shore.
One rescuers Andy Hibbs, the coxswain of the Jersey Lifeboat Association, said Michieli was a good friend and that he had been about to sell his boat to spend more time at home and fish locally.
In a post on the JLA Facebook page, the crew said: Thank you for your messages of support, we self-launched to look for Mick and the boys along with the other SAR search and rescue assets and fishing fleet. We are devastated at this time because of our love and thoughts with the families of the crew. Commercial shipping has been rerouted to avoid the search area and anyone who finds debris on beaches is asked to contact the coastguard.
Jersey s government has asked islanders to contact the listening lounge phone line if they are affected by the incident. The chief minister, Kristina Moore, sent her thoughts and prayers to the families of the crew.
Comdor said it would cooperate with the investigation into the incident, which took place before daylight in cloudy conditions.
John Napton, the chief executive of Condor Ferries, said that Commodore Goodwill was involved in a collision with a fishing boat.
Goodwill was on regular sailing from Guernsey to Jersey when the incident occurred north-west of Jersey. The master notified the coastguard in Jersey and Goodwill assisted in the search and rescue. Condor has notified authorities and will fully comply with any investigation into the incident.