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| Body recovered in lost boat hunt | Body recovered in lost boat hunt |
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| A body has been recovered in the North Sea during a search for a missing Scottish fishing boat. | A body has been recovered in the North Sea during a search for a missing Scottish fishing boat. |
| The body was found in the area of the search for the Meridian, which is registered in Kirkcaldy. | The body was found in the area of the search for the Meridian, which is registered in Kirkcaldy. |
| The alarm was raised when RAF Kinloss picked up a distress call on Thursday night. Three crew are from Anstruther and the fourth is from Aberdeen. | The alarm was raised when RAF Kinloss picked up a distress call on Thursday night. Three crew are from Anstruther and the fourth is from Aberdeen. |
| Norwegian rescue services said they had recovered one body near to where the boat disappeared. | Norwegian rescue services said they had recovered one body near to where the boat disappeared. |
| Pieces of debris such as buckets, fishing equipment and boots were earlier discovered by a search team in the area. | |
| RAF crews spotted debris in the water during their search | |
| The vessel was involved in guard duty around North Sea pipelines - making sure other vessels do not stray too close. | The vessel was involved in guard duty around North Sea pipelines - making sure other vessels do not stray too close. |
| The Meridian, contracted by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, had two life rafts on board and the crew were kitted out in survival gear. | |
| It had been out since 11 October and had been due to complete its duties in four days. | |
| An Aberdeen Coastguard spokesman said: "A body has been found with no ID and with no survival suit. | |
| "That's all the details we have at the moment." | |
| Rescuers said an empty life raft and debris had been found in the area, about 160 miles east of Aberdeen. The trawler's second life raft is still missing. |