The search for two missing island fishermen has been called off as tributes were paid to their crewmate.
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Douglas Craigie’s body was found near Port of Ness on the north coast of Lewis after a search-and-rescue operation was launched when he and his two fellow crew members failed to return to port on Tuesday evening.
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The search for Norman Murray, 40, known as Tam, and Murdo Morrison, 23, had continued.
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But on Thursday night a Coastguard spokesman said the search for the missing men and their vessel was over for now.
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He said: ‘After an extensive search, the HM Coastguard response to a fishing vessel reported overdue from Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, has been stood down, pending any new information.’
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The alarm was raised after the men’s vessel, the FV Kilda, failed to return to port on Tuesday evening.
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Mr Craigie was found in the early hours of Wednesday.
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But his crewmates and the vessel have not been found.
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Search operations on Wednesday faced gales of 70mph and 10ft waves before the weather became calmer yesterday.
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Douglas Craigie's body was found near Port Ness after failing to return to port
Norman Murray, 40, is still missing at sea
Murdo Morrison, 23, has yet to be found
Mr Craigie, 49, who was the skipper of the boat, died just days before his 50th birthday, which he would have celebrated on Thursday.
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Tributes have flooded in for the well-known fisherman, with the tight-knit island community left in shock at the death.
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One friend said on social media: ‘Some folk were just born legends, my skipper you certainly were.
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The sea has no mercy at times.
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Another said: ‘Best in the business and more importantly a great guy.
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It was a pleasure knowing you.
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And one devastated islander wrote: ‘Douglas was a lovely guy – really funny from a lovely family.
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It’s a sad day.’
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Sea conditions around the Isle of Lewis are known to be difficult
The father, an experienced fisherman, is understood to operate the FV Carlsbay but was out on the Kilda when disaster struck.
Crewmate Mr Murray regularly recorded videos from aboard the Carlsbay, sharing them with his friends online.
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They show just how harsh the sea conditions are around the Isle of Lewis, with the vessel being rocked from side to side while close to shore.
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Western Isles MSP Donald MacKinnon said: ‘My thoughts are with all the families and friends affected by the tragic sinking of the Kilda off the coast of Lewis on Tuesday.
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‘I commend the efforts of the emergency services who worked in brutal conditions and continue to search for the missing fishermen.
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A minute’s silence was held earlier at the Royal National Mòd, Scotland’s annual celebration of Gaelic culture and language, which is taking place in Glasgow.
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At Westminster, Western Isles MP Torcuil Crichton said his condolences went to the families involved, and to other fishing communities that had suffered losses over the years.
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Kenneth Macleod, convener of local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, said: ‘It is a very dark day for the communities affected by this tragedy.’
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The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has dispatched a team to the area, and will ‘conduct a preliminary assessment into the loss of the UK-registered fishing vessel Kilda near the Isle of Lewis’.
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Within minutes of being informed, the Coastguard deployed aircraft to scour the area around the Butt of Lewis at the northern tip of the island.
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