One fisherman dead, two missing after Scottish fishing boat Kilda vanishes off Isle of Lewis
Murdo Morrison, one of two crew members still missing after the fishing boat Kilda failed to return to the Isle of Lewis following an early-morning departure on Tuesday.Waters off the Isle of Lewis, where Douglas Craigie's body was recovered and two crew members — Norman Murray and Murdo Morrison — remain missing along with the vessel Kilda.
A fisherman is dead and two of his crewmates are missing after the Kilda vanished off the Isle of Lewis. The boat is believed to have left Brevaig on the island's west coast at around 7:30am on Tuesday 13 October, heading north to work the waters off Port of Ness. It never came back. Police were alerted at about 11:35pm, and at roughly 2:45am on Wednesday the body of Douglas Craigie, 49, was recovered from the water near Port of Ness.
'Conditions are very challenging,' says Chief Inspector Ross McCartney, urging islanders not to risk joining the search.
Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference 3575 of 13 October, police say.
Families of all three men are receiving specialist support, with police asking that their privacy be respected.
