Items Recovered From Missing Fishing Vessel Kilda

Specialist search teams recovered items belonging to the fishing vessel Kilda from an area of interest off Port of Ness on October 22, as two crew members remained missing after the boat disappeared off the Isle of Lewis. Police Scotland said its Marine and Dive Unit worked with partner agencies during the recovery. The nature of the items has not been disclosed, and police have not confirmed that the vessel itself was found. Norman Murray, 40, known as Tam, and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing. Their fellow crew member, Douglas Craigie, 49, was recovered from the sea at about 2:45 a.m. on October 14, the day after the vessel disappeared. Police said enquiries into the incident are continuing. The recovery followed the resumption of underwater investigations earlier in the week. Specialist teams had previously been unable to examine the area because of difficult sea conditions, according to the police account. The discovery does not establish what happened to the Kilda or its crew. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said an exclusion zone covering divers and vessels between the Butt of Lewis and Port of Ness would be lifted at 11:59 p.m. on October 22. The restriction...