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Luke John

Tyne class in five-hour search The Mumbles lifeboat crew, below, discuss operations with police divers during a service on 24 November 1991 to local charter fishing boat Luke John.

The casualty sunk at anchor within two minutes with 14 people on board.

Local boats picked up 8 survivors from the water and another was picked up by helicopter diverted from exercise. The Mumbles' Tyne class lifeboat transferred two people to shore, and another local boat landed eight at the lifeboat station.

The lifeboat carried out an intensive search with other local vessels for five hours but sadly two persons were never found. Photo South Wales Evening Post.