By Amy Woolvett
THE COAST GUARD
NovaNewsNow.com

""Despite an increased search task force, search teams had no further sightings overnight for the five fishermen from Shelburne County.

Lt. Peter Ryan spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax said that the search would continue.

"So far they have searched 7,000 square miles," he said.

Seas remained rough with six metre swells throughout the night and strong winds that forced a cormorant helicopter to return to base.

"It can be fierce," ," said Lt. Ryan.

He said that it would return to the search at first light.""

CJLS Radio Yarmouth- ""...The Miss Ally, a sword fishing and halibut vessel, was on its way from fishing grounds off Woods Harbour to Sambro when it ran into trouble.

The vessel went missing 120 kilometres south-east of Liverpool.""