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| Raised boat transported to dock | Raised boat transported to dock |
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| A vessel which sank last month claiming the lives of three crewmen has been transported to a dock after the operation to raise it was completed. | A vessel which sank last month claiming the lives of three crewmen has been transported to a dock after the operation to raise it was completed. |
| The Flying Phantom, which capsized while towing another vessel on 19 December, was lifted from the waters of the River Clyde on Monday afternoon. | The Flying Phantom, which capsized while towing another vessel on 19 December, was lifted from the waters of the River Clyde on Monday afternoon. |
| Salvagers used pumps to remove water on the boat, enabling it to float again. | Salvagers used pumps to remove water on the boat, enabling it to float again. |
| The tug boat was taken to King George V Dock, about half an hour away from where it sank. | |
| Colin Mulvana, a salvage officer overseeing the operation, said the boat was strapped to the Grey Mammoth vessel, which assisted with the recovery. | Colin Mulvana, a salvage officer overseeing the operation, said the boat was strapped to the Grey Mammoth vessel, which assisted with the recovery. |
| Detailed investigations will now be carried out into what caused the boat to capsize. | Detailed investigations will now be carried out into what caused the boat to capsize. |
| Without warning | Without warning |
| Mr Mulvana said this would be conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, police and procurator fiscal. | Mr Mulvana said this would be conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, police and procurator fiscal. |
| The Flying Phantom went down without warning in freezing conditions while it was trying to guide a freighter to a dock on the Clyde. | The Flying Phantom went down without warning in freezing conditions while it was trying to guide a freighter to a dock on the Clyde. |
| The bodies of the three crew on board - skipper Stephen Humphreys, 33, from Greenock, Eric Blackley, 57, from Gourock, and Robert Cameron, 65, from Houston - were later recovered. | |
| Another crewman, Brian Aitchison, 37, from Coldingham, was rescued from the water. | Another crewman, Brian Aitchison, 37, from Coldingham, was rescued from the water. |
| The tug is owned by the Danish firm Svitzer and was based at Greenock. | The tug is owned by the Danish firm Svitzer and was based at Greenock. |