The fisherman who lost his life off the north west coast has been named locally as Kevin McCloskey.
Mr Mc Closkey's body was recovered by a vessel in the search off Teileann in Co Donegal just before 6pm yesterday evening.
Many people in the fishing and coastal community have paid tribute to Mr McCloskey and have expressed their sympathies on his passing.
A tribute published on the Fishing Daily said Kevin McCloskey was a well-known fisherman who had spent his life fishing from Killybegs.
Lough Swilly RNLI said their thoughts were with Kevin McCloskey's family and friends as well as their fellow search and rescue colleagues.
Sinn Féin's Fisheries spokesperson Pádraig MacLochlainn said it was another heart-breaking tragedy for the fishing communities as he also extended his sympathy.
The Irish & UK fishing Industries journal, The Skipper extended its deepest condolences and sympathies to Kevin McCloskey’s family and friends.
LAST – a fisherman’s charity that supports bereaved families of those lost at sea said it extended its deepest sympathies to Kevin McCloskey's family and friends at the time of tragedy.
On Thursday evening, a member of the public alerted the Malin Head Coordination Centre after they found a boat that had run aground, about 4km south of Mullaghmore Head in Co Sligo.
It is believed that the fisherman fell overboard from the vessel as the engine was running when the vessel was discovered on the Sligo coastline.
A multi-agency search off Mullaghmore and in the greater Donegal bay area concluded this evening following three days of intensive searching coordinated by the Coast Guard at Malin Head Maritime Rescue Sub Centre.
The Coast Guard extended their sympathy to the family of the bereaved fisherman and it thanked all the search units and local fishing vessels along with An Garda Síochána and the local community for their support.
