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Two men who died on a fish farm barge in Argyll have been named by police.Two men who died on a fish farm barge in Argyll have been named by police.
Maarten Pieter Den Heijer, 30, from Oban, and 45-year-old Robert MacDonald from Port Appin died on Loch Creran, a sea loch north of Oban, on Monday.Maarten Pieter Den Heijer, 30, from Oban, and 45-year-old Robert MacDonald from Port Appin died on Loch Creran, a sea loch north of Oban, on Monday.
A 42-year-old man has been released from Lorn and Islands Hospital, where he was airlifted after the incident. A third man, Campbell Files, 42, has been released from Lorn and Islands Hospital, where he was airlifted after the incident.
Police and fire crew specialists were examining the hold of the vessel where the men died, trying to establish the cause of the tragedy. Police and fire crew specialists were examining the vessel trying to establish the cause of the tragedy.
The emergency services were alerted at 1150 BST on Monday, after reports that three men had collapsed.The emergency services were alerted at 1150 BST on Monday, after reports that three men had collapsed.
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It was initially thought the victims had died after being overcome by noxious fumes, but coastguards later said they most likely suffocated. It was initially thought the victims had died after being overcome by noxious fumes, but coastguards later said they most likely suffocated in the hold of the barge.
They said they believed rusting metal in a confined space had removed oxygen from the air.They said they believed rusting metal in a confined space had removed oxygen from the air.
Police have said post-mortems would be carried out in due course and a full report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.Police have said post-mortems would be carried out in due course and a full report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Scottish Sea Farms, which owns the barge, has about 300 employees and 44 sites across Scotland.Scottish Sea Farms, which owns the barge, has about 300 employees and 44 sites across Scotland.
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive are expected to visit the barge as part of their investigation.Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive are expected to visit the barge as part of their investigation.