Two Crewmen and Fishing Boat Missing off Lewis

Two crewmen and their fishing boat remain missing off the Isle of Lewis after the vessel failed to return, while a third crewman’s body has been recovered, Police Scotland said. Specialist officers are due to resume searches early next week. The missing men are Norman Murray, 40, known as Tam, and Murdo Morrison, 23. Police said they were aboard the fishing boat Kilda with Douglas Craigie, 49, whose body was recovered at about 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14. The vessel was last known to have been operating near Port of Ness, in the north of Lewis, on Tuesday, October 13. Police Scotland’s Dive and Marine Unit plans to search the area again early next week, while inquiries to trace the men and the boat continue. Chief Inspector Ross McCartney, the local area commander for the Western Isles, said officers were carrying out extensive work to locate the two men. He also urged people not to put themselves at risk by conducting their own searches. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has established an exclusion zone for divers between the Butt of Lewis and Port of Ness. Vessels can still operate in the area, according to police. The branch has deployed inspectors for a...