Three rescued as boat sinks

The rescue helicopter and inshore lifeboat were launched

Three men are recovering in hospital after being rescued when their fishing boat sank in a north Wales harbour.

The men, from Connah's Quay, north Wales, called emergency services for help as their boat sank in the waters of Conwy Harbour.

The Conwy inshore lifeboat was launched shortly after 1700 GMT on Saturday and a rescue helicopter was dispatched by the coastguard at Holyhead.

Two of the men were rescued from the water while the other had made it to safety at a cliff edge.

A 62-year-old man was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor suffering from hyperthermia.

Engine failure

The other two men, aged 40 and 32, were taken to hospital by ambulance.

Believed to be a father and two sons, the Flintshire family were out fishing in their 15ft Seahog vessel, Northern Rover.

The main engine on the boat failed and the craft was swamped by the swell.

A spokeswoman for Holyhead coastguard said efforts to recover the wreckage were set to be made on Sunday.