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Service for crew of sunken boat Service for crew of sunken boat
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A memorial service is to be held in Fife for the crew members of the fishing boat Meridian which went down in the North Sea in October. A memorial service has been held in Fife for the crew members of the fishing boat Meridian which went down in the North Sea in October.
The body of only one of the four crew was recovered and the search for the wreck was postponed until the spring.The body of only one of the four crew was recovered and the search for the wreck was postponed until the spring.
The service will be held in the coastal village of Cellardyke. About 700 people attended the service at Cellardyke Parish Church.
The body of Edward Gardner, from Fife, was recovered. Sidney Low, from Aberdeen, Martin Gardner and Ian Donald, both from Fife, were not found.The body of Edward Gardner, from Fife, was recovered. Sidney Low, from Aberdeen, Martin Gardner and Ian Donald, both from Fife, were not found.
The crew had been carrying out pipeline observation work in Norwegian waters. The body of Mr Gardner, 50, from Cellardyke, was returned to Scotland for his funeral.
The body of Mr Gardner, from Cellardyke in Fife, was returned to Scotland for his funeral. Recent loss
A memorial service was held for Mr Low, 52, earlier this week so the Saturday's ceremony remembered in particular Mr Gardner, 49, and Mr Donald, 55.
During the 40 minute service, conducted by the Reverend David Laing, the congregation sang three hymns, including Will Your Anchor Hold and Abide With me.
The Meridian went missing during a storm in the North Sea
Mr Laing said the community had been deeply affected by the deaths.
He added that news in recent days that the skipper from another ship, the Unity, had been lost off the Dorset coast, was also difficult to bear.
The body of Fife fisherman John Bowman, 45, has not been found.
Mr Laing said: "Obviously there has been another travesty this week.
"It's very sad, and people know the families well so it has affected the whole community."
Tributes were read out by Mr Gardner's friend, John Duthie, who worked with the fisherman for many years in Aberdeen, and also by Mr Donald's brother-in-law, Sandy Guthrie.
The crew had been carrying out pipeline observation work in Norwegian waters at the time of the accident.