A man has died after a fishing boat sunk off the coast at Fleetwood in Lancashire.
The boat, believed to be a decommissioned fishing vessel, "got into difficulty about a mile off the coast" at around 8am today, Lancashire Police said.
The body of the victim, believed to be aged in his 30s and from Blackburn, was later recovered from the water by a lifeboat crew.
A 71-year-old man from Accrington and a 70-year-old man from the Blackburn area were rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
They were taken to hospital as a precaution after they suffered from shock and the effects of the cold water.
A statement from Lancashire Police said: "A man has died after a boat sunk off the coast of Fleetwood.
"Emergency services were called at shortly before 8am today (Sunday, May 31) after the vessel, believed to be a decommissioned fishing vessel, got into difficulty about a mile off the coast.
"Two people were rescued from the water but sadly a third man went down with the boat.
"His body was later recovered from the water by the RNLI.
"While he has not been formally identified the deceased is believed to be a man in his 30s from Blackburn. His next of kin are being informed and our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and the matter will be referred to HM Coroner.
"The two survivors, a man aged 71 from Accrington and a man aged 70 from the Blackburn area, were taken by ambulance to hospital as a precaution suffering from shock and the effects of the cold water."
Images taken by witnesses at the scene show a number of emergency services vehicles parked on the coastline.
A spokesman for Fleetwood's RNLI said: "We were called out at 7.45am to reports of a fishing boat sinking near Rossall Point and both of our lifeboats were sent out.
"When we arrived a wind farm support boat called Eden Rose was already there and had picked up two of the fishermen. At this point the boat had sank.
"The two men were transferred over to one our lifeboats and were taken back to Fleetwood into the care of the ambulance service as they were believed to have mild hypothermia.
"The lifeboat was then sent back out to search for the third fisherman who was still missing."
