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Fishermen 'presumed dead'
Coastguard Officers say the two men missing from the fishing boat ‘Purbeck Isle’ are presumed dead. The ‘Purbeck Isle’ went missing off the coast of Weymouth a week ago. There'll be no more searches carried out.
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Police won't search for missing fishermen
Officers co-ordinating the hunt for the missing crew members of a stricken
fishing boat say they won't search the wreck for their bodies.
The Purbeck Isle and its three crew members were reported missing off the coast
of Weymouth a week ago.
The body of skipper David McFarlane from Weymouth was recovered from the
water. Crewmen Robert Prowse and Jack Craig haven't been seen or heard from
since the boat left Weymouth Harbour last Thursday.
Fishermen believed to be with wreck
The two men missing from the fishing boat ‘Purbeck Isle’ are presumed dead. The trawler went missing off the coast of Weymouth a week ago. The two crew men Robert Prowse, aged 20 and Jack Craig, aged 21 are believed to be resting with the wreck. There won't be any further dives to the wreck.