The body of a fisherman has been recovered from Carlingford Lough after a search involving coastguard units from both sides of the border, along with local search and rescue teams.
The alarm was raised shortly after 12.30pm yesterday afternoon when the Coast Guard received a report that a vessel was in difficulty near Greencastle Point in Co Down.
It is understood two men from a local fishing boat were working the waters off Greencastle when their boat sank.
One man was rescued from the vessel and was transferred to the care of HSE paramedics at Greenore Harbour in Co Louth.
The body of the second man was recovered last night and the search was stood down.
An RNLI lifeboat from Kilkeel and the Greenore Irish Coast Guard boat had been sent, along with Coast Guard rescue teams from Newcastle and Kilkeel.
The Irish Coast Guard’s Rescue 116 helicopter took part in the search and a Royal Navy helicopter assisted.