Man's body recovered from sea off west Cork
The body of a man in his 50s has been recovered from the sea in west Cork, following a search this morning.
A fisherman's body has been recovered from the sea off the west coast of Cork, following a search operation this morning. The deceased has been identified as Michael Harrington, a 57-year-old from Cahermore in Castletownbere, County Cork. Harrington was reportedly engaged in pollock fishing in a boat from Castletownbere the previous night.
The incident came to light when debris was noticed near Blackball Head this morning. The boat was said to have sunk quickly, as no distress signal was picked up. The Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was dispatched by the Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre in Valentia at 7:20 am, and Mr Harrington's body was retrieved and brought back to the pier in Castletownbere within an hour.
It was subsequently taken to Cork University Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The coroner from west Cork has been informed, and an inquest into Mr Harrington's death is scheduled to take place later. He leaves behind his parents, Jerome and Anne, and siblings Ann Marie, Kathleen, Maureen, and Helen.
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