Fears as Irish sailor vanishes from his boat

Mum's trauma as John’s craft is found 80km off Canaries..with just his little terrier left on board

- BY SEAN MURPHY

AN Irishman has vanished from his boat in Spain, prompting anxious appeals from his family.

James Nunan, 35, has not been heard from in weeks, with officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs helping his worried mother Maura Norton.

Maura, 56, from Athy in Co Kildare, desperately issued appeals to help find James after he disappeared soon after setting off on a round-the-world adventure.

She explained that her son's regular social media updates fell quiet after August 18 and she reported him missing on August 22.