Menu
30/08/2006
Ferry examined in yacht-sinking inquiry
Police investigating the deaths of three sailors after the sinking of their yacht are examining a ferry as part of the investigation.
Police began examining the P&O ferry Pride of Bilbao on Tuesday night.
P&O has also handed over the black box recorder from the ship to police.
The bodies of Rupert Saunders and James Meaby, both 36, from Tooting in London and Jason Downer, 35, from Broadstairs, Kent, were found off the coast of the Isle of Wight last week.
The yacht, 'Ouzo', which was owned by Mr Saunders, has not been recovered.
The three men had left Bembridge on the Isle of Wight on Sunday to travel to Devon for the Dartmouth Regatta.
It is understood that no distress signal was made from the yacht and it is feared that it may have been in collision with a larger vessel.
(KMcA/EF)
Police began examining the P&O ferry Pride of Bilbao on Tuesday night.
P&O has also handed over the black box recorder from the ship to police.
The bodies of Rupert Saunders and James Meaby, both 36, from Tooting in London and Jason Downer, 35, from Broadstairs, Kent, were found off the coast of the Isle of Wight last week.
The yacht, 'Ouzo', which was owned by Mr Saunders, has not been recovered.
The three men had left Bembridge on the Isle of Wight on Sunday to travel to Devon for the Dartmouth Regatta.
It is understood that no distress signal was made from the yacht and it is feared that it may have been in collision with a larger vessel.
(KMcA/EF)
Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
25 August 2006
English Channel bodies identified
Two bodies discovered in the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its three-men crew have been identified.
English Channel bodies identified
Two bodies discovered in the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its three-men crew have been identified.
24 August 2006
Three bodies recovered from the English Channel
The Coastguard has now recovered three bodies from the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its crew. The two bodies were spotted by the Coastguard's rescue helicopter on Wednesday night, five miles south of St. Catherine's Point, just off the southern tip of the Isle of Wight.
Three bodies recovered from the English Channel
The Coastguard has now recovered three bodies from the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its crew. The two bodies were spotted by the Coastguard's rescue helicopter on Wednesday night, five miles south of St. Catherine's Point, just off the southern tip of the Isle of Wight.
23 August 2006
Coastguard conducts yacht search
Solent Coastguard is conducting a search for a yacht, after a body was found in the water early on Tuesday morning.
Coastguard conducts yacht search
Solent Coastguard is conducting a search for a yacht, after a body was found in the water early on Tuesday morning.
12 December 2007
Ferry Officer Cleared Of Yacht Deaths
A car ferry officer has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of three crewmen who died when their yacht sank in the English Channel. Michael Hubble, 62, was accused of failing to raise the alarm when the P&O car ferry Pride of Bilbao allegedly narrowly missed the yacht Ouzo off the Isle of Wight last year.
Ferry Officer Cleared Of Yacht Deaths
A car ferry officer has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of three crewmen who died when their yacht sank in the English Channel. Michael Hubble, 62, was accused of failing to raise the alarm when the P&O car ferry Pride of Bilbao allegedly narrowly missed the yacht Ouzo off the Isle of Wight last year.
21 September 2006
Ferry worker arrested over yacht deaths
A P&O ferry worker has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three sailors, whose bodies were found following the disappearance of their yacht in the English Channel. The 61-year-old from Dover, who works on the firm's Pride of Bilbao, was arrested on Wednesday, police confirmed.
Ferry worker arrested over yacht deaths
A P&O ferry worker has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three sailors, whose bodies were found following the disappearance of their yacht in the English Channel. The 61-year-old from Dover, who works on the firm's Pride of Bilbao, was arrested on Wednesday, police confirmed.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Gale, coastal severe gale, northwest winds ease from late afternoon. Scattered showers will fall as snow over the hills at first, becoming isolated from mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.Tonight:Showers, scattered in the evening, will clear by midnight leaving the night dry with clear spells. Cloud will spread east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
