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French rescuers search for 66-year-old lost at sea

French rescue-workers are searching for a 66-year-old man reported missing at sea off Saint-Nazaire in western France since Sunday evening.

The Saint-Nazaire dockyard
The Saint-Nazaire dockyard AFP/Camille Corbel
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The man took to the sea in a 4.20-metre sailing dinghy on Sunday at around 12.30pm in the estuary of the river Loire. 

His family alerted the authorities at 9.30pm.

A search that lasted until 3.30am on Sunday night was unsuccessful and rescue efforts continued on Monday morning.

Weather conditions were reported to be favourable.
 

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