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Father and son fishermen on board the Fishing Vessel Harvester that sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire

untitled HarvesterTwo men who were aboard a fishing boat which sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire have been named as a local father and son. Gareth Willington drowned and his son Daniel is still missing after their fishing boat hit rocks on Thursday. It is understood the pair were checking lobster pots when their 38ft vessel smashed into underwater rocks. The pair didn’t get a chance to make a Mayday call as their boat sank in minutes. Gareth, 59, was found alive but died in a rescue helicopter on the way to hospital. The search for Daniel, 32, was continuing on Saturday off the coast of St David’s, Pembrokeshire. Read the rest here 19:08