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Body of missing fisherman recovered

On the morning of June 22, the crew of the ferry 'Ostfriesland', en route from Emden to Borkum on its scheduled sailing at 9 a.m., spotted a body in the water just before Borkum, who was believed to be the deckhand who fell over board from the 'Avalon'. The frerry stopped, turned around, and after identifying the object as a body, the captain informed the DGzRs, which deployed the lifeboat "Hamburg" from Borkum, which finally recovered the body. The water police was also on site. The body has now been brought to Borkum and was received by an undertaker. The captain of the "Avalon" and the relatives from Leezdorf have now been informed.

Greetsiel fishermen continued search for missing colleague

While the official search for the missing fisherman of the 'Avalon' was suspended, fishermen from Greetsiel were still searching for him with 25 cutters in the North Sea on June 17. They were aware that they were probably looking for a dead colleague, as the chance of finding him alive were slim in the 14-degree cold North Sea. The captain did not initially notice that his colleague had fallen overboard, It was unclear whether the 26-year-old man was wearing a life jacket. .

Search for missing fisherman suspended

The large-scale SAR operation off Borkum on June 16 has been suspeneded without results on the evening of June 16. The search would only be resumed if there was new information. Numerous lifeboats, a helicopter, a Dutch sea rescue plane and several cutters had provided support. Fire services also searched the coast on the mainland. The visibility in the search area was good with a moderate to fresh wind. The water temperature was 14 degrees Celsius.