Search for lost fishermen called off 'pending information'
A search operation for three fishermen whose boat went missing off the coast of north Wales has been called off "pending further information".
The crew, missing since Wednesday, were named as Alan Minard, Ross Ballantine and skipper Carl McGrath.
The three men from Conwy were working on the Nicola Faith, which failed to return from a fishing trip in the Irish Sea.
A major search operation, including coastguard teams and RNLI lifeboats, moved into a second day on Friday.
The 10m vessel was expected back at Conwy port late on Wednesday night.
The coastguard said the alarm was raised on Thursday at 10am and a major operation, including seven RNLI lifeboat crews and three coastguard search teams, was launched.
Rescue teams said the fishing vessel was last seen at 10pm on Wednesday night off Rhos-on-Sea - east of Conwy and Llandudno in Liverpool Bay.
Friends of the missing crew have been helping scour the local coastline for any possible debris that may have drifted ashore.
