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Police divers recover 'items from missing fishing boat' off Lewis while the search for two crew goes on

Police divers recover 'items from missing fishing boat' off Lewis while the search for two crew goes on

Norman 'Tam' Murray, 40, and Murdo Morrison, 23, are still missing ten days after the Kilda vanished near Port of Ness on 13 October. The body of their crewmate Douglas Craigie, 49, was pulled from the sea at around 2.45am the next morning. Divers made the find between Port of Ness and the Butt of Lewis, where the boat was last known to be fishing. Inspector Neil Taylor called it a 'complex operation'.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch exclusion zone was lifted at 11.59pm on Thursday.

Police urged locals: 'Please do not attempt to carry out searches' that risk harm.

A GoFundMe for the families has raised more than £148,000, smashing its £110,000 target.

MoreBBC News - ScotlandItems recovered in search for missing fishing boat and crewYahoo News UKSearch continues for missing men and fishing vessel off LewisEvening StandardItems recovered in search for crew of fishing boat that vanished off LewisDaily RecordItems from missing Lewis fishing boat recovered by police divers as search goes onRoss-shire JournalHighland and Hebriadean Police Scotland officers confirm that specialist diving team have recovered ‘items from missing fishing boat’ as search continues off Port of NessNorthern Times‘Items from missing fishing boat’ recovered by specialist divers - Northern Times
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