Cruise ship rescues 3 men in lifeboat in the North Sea

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LONDON — An Associated Press journalist onboard the Pacific Princess cruise ship says it turned around in the North Sea to rescue three men in a lifeboat who had sent up a flare.

Diana Heidgerd said the captain announced that the ship, which was heading back to Dover after an eight-day cruise around the British Isles, was changing its course to rescue the men, who were floating in a black lifeboat with an orange cover.

She said the rescue took place late Saturday afternoon in 6-foot (1.83-metre) seas off the coast of Norwich. Authorities on the ship manoeuvred close to the lifeboat and pulled the men aboard.

3 fishermen whose boat capsized in the #NorthSea off the coast of England 24 hours ago are rescued by our ship the #PacificPrincess tonight. Still two missing while Coast Guard and other ships are now on scene. #rescue #CNNinternational pic.twitter.com/iwYz8Ba01h

— Willem Rijksen (@willemrijksen) August 25, 2018

Ship authorities would not comment on the identities or condition of the rescued men but said the U.K. coast guard had been notified.

BREAKING: We are bringing the three men on board the Pacific Princess cruise liner. @cnn @FoxNews @msnbc pic.twitter.com/qrRWSYEmSc

— Alexandra Rosen (@rosen_alexandra) August 25, 2018

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