NAVAL Service divers have recovered a body as part of their operation to locate the remains of missing Wexford fisherman William 'Willie' Whelan (41) from the wreckage of the trawler Alize. NAVAL Service divers have recovered a body as part of their operation to locate the remains of missing Wexford fisherman William 'Willie' Whelan (41) from the wreckage of the trawler Alize. The body is being brought to the shore where it will be removed to hospital for a full identification by the State Pathologist Office. The operation was led by specialist Naval Service divers who staged numerous dives at the site yesterday. The search operation had been hampered by weather conditions off the Wexford coast for the past 20 days.

Source: Irish Independent January 24, 2020 13:18 UTC