British ship crew member missing off Ireland's northwest coast

A hunt is underway for a U.K. Royal Fleet Auxiliary unit subordinate who went overboard disconnected the northwest seashore of Ireland

LONDON -- A hunt was underway disconnected the northwest seashore of Ireland connected Saturday for a U.K. Royal Fleet Auxiliary unit subordinate who went overboard, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said.

The Irish Coast Guard received a distress telephone Saturday greeting from an RFA vas reporting that a unit subordinate past seen precocious Friday was missing, Ireland's Department of Transportation said.

The auxiliary fleet was assisted successful the hunt by the Royal Navy, a seashore defender level and helicopter, an Irish Air Corps level and 3 boats from the chiefly unpaid Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

There was nary accusation astir the individuality of the missing unit subordinate oregon the circumstances astir the disappearance.

The auxiliary fleet staffed by civilian sailors provides enactment successful combat, counters piracy and helps with evacuations and catastrophe relief.

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