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| Search for three tug men on hold | |
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| Search teams looking for three men feared dead after a tug sank in thick fog on the River Clyde are meeting to discuss their next moves. | |
| Skipper Stephen Humphreys, 33, Robert Cameron, 65, and Eric Blackley, 57, have not been seen since the Flying Phantom capsized on Wednesday night. | Skipper Stephen Humphreys, 33, Robert Cameron, 65, and Eric Blackley, 57, have not been seen since the Flying Phantom capsized on Wednesday night. |
| A fourth man, aged 37, was rescued after managing to swim ashore. | A fourth man, aged 37, was rescued after managing to swim ashore. |
| The tug ran aground while towing a ship and capsized near Clydebank at about 1830 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| Rescue efforts have been hampered by poor visibility. | |
| A spokesman for Clyde Coastguard said the search was expected to resume following the conclusion of a meeting in Clydebank on Friday morning between the various agencies involved in the operation. | |
| The temperature in the river fell to 2.5C and survival time in the water, which has a depth of about 10m, was said to be between two-and-a-half and three hours. | The temperature in the river fell to 2.5C and survival time in the water, which has a depth of about 10m, was said to be between two-and-a-half and three hours. |
| The search has been going on since Wednesday night | The search has been going on since Wednesday night |
| Four coastguard rescue teams, three RNLI lifeboats and other boats joined the search along with Royal Navy and Strathclyde Police divers and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue. | Four coastguard rescue teams, three RNLI lifeboats and other boats joined the search along with Royal Navy and Strathclyde Police divers and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue. |
| On Thursday, Insp Louis Jeffrey, of Strathclyde Police, said the search was now a recovery operation rather than a rescue. | On Thursday, Insp Louis Jeffrey, of Strathclyde Police, said the search was now a recovery operation rather than a rescue. |
| Mr Humphreys is from Greenock and Mr Blackley from Gourock, both Inverclyde, while Mr Cameron is from Houston, Renfrewshire. | Mr Humphreys is from Greenock and Mr Blackley from Gourock, both Inverclyde, while Mr Cameron is from Houston, Renfrewshire. |
| The section of the river where the tug capsized has been closed to commercial shipping. | The section of the river where the tug capsized has been closed to commercial shipping. |