One dead and two missing after Scottish fishing boat vanishes
A major search is under way off the Isle of Lewis after a vessel carrying three men disappeared.
One man has died and two others remain missing after a fishing vessel disappeared off the Outer Hebrides. Rescue teams are searching the waters near Port of Ness on the Isle of Lewis.
Police Scotland was alerted at about 23:35 on Tuesday after the vessel was reported missing, according to ITV News. The force said three men had been on board and that the body of one man had been recovered. Formal identification had not yet taken place.
The families of all three men have been informed and are being supported by police officers. Police Scotland said extensive searches were continuing with assistance from HM Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
HM Coastguard said the operation involved an aircraft, two helicopters, six coastguard rescue teams, two RNLI lifeboats, a local vessel and Police Scotland. The scale of the response reflects the difficult conditions and the uncertainty over the vessel and the two missing crew members.
The search is taking place while a yellow wind warning covers parts of the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles. The Met Office warning runs from 10:00 to 19:00 on Wednesday, with gusts of up to 70mph possible in some areas, Sky News reported.
Authorities have not publicly stated what caused the vessel to disappear, whether it sank or whether the two missing men were last seen on board. Those questions are likely to depend on evidence gathered during the search and any later marine investigation.
Port of Ness is on the northern coast of Lewis, in a region where fishing and maritime activity are closely tied to the local economy. For now, the official priority is the search and support for the families. Police have asked anyone with relevant information to contact them, while warning that updates may change as the operation develops.
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- confirmed One man died and two others were missing after a fishing vessel disappeared near Port of Ness. — Reported by ITV News and Sky News. source
- confirmed The vessel carried three men and formal identification had not taken place. — Reported by ITV News and LBC using Police Scotland information. source
- confirmed The search involved HM Coastguard, two helicopters, an aircraft, six rescue teams and two RNLI lifeboats. — Reported by Sky News from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. source
- confirmed A yellow wind warning covered parts of the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles, with gusts of up to 70mph. — Reported by Sky News from the Met Office warning. source
Editor's note
The recovery of one body, the number of people aboard and the continuing search are reported consistently by ITV News and Sky News. The identity of the deceased, the cause of the disappearance and the location of the vessel remain unconfirmed.Sources
More on this in other media
- The Independent — „schotland outer hebrides”
- BBC News — „schotland outer hebrides”
- The Guardian — „schotland outer hebrides”