Search and rescue authorities have found another body of a seafarer following the sinking of a Bourbon anchor-handler in the eastern Atlantic.

The French company said this was the fourth confirmed death after the Bourbon Rhode (built 2006) was lost on 26 September.

Its crisis cell director Cyrille Le Bris said: "Despite significant search resources for the rescue of the crew, the fate of the missing is an ever-increasing source of anxiety for the families.