Boat raised after Clyde tragedy

The Flying Phantom was being raised almost a month after sinking

A tug boat which sank last month with the loss of three crewmen is being raised from the River Clyde.

The Flying Phantom emerged from about 30ft of water near Clydebank shortly after 1000 GMT on Thursday after a four-day operation.

The boat capsized while towing a cargo vessel to Glasgow on 19 December.

The bodies of Stephen Humphreys, 33, from Greenock; Eric Blackley, 57, from Gourock; and Robert Cameron, 65, from Houston, were recovered later.

A fourth man, Brian Aitchison, 37, from Coldingham, was rescued from the water.

The tug was being lifted from the water by a barge, GPS Atlas, which is operated by GPS Marine, from Belfast.

An investigation is continuing into why the tug boat sank in freezing fog.

Once it is raised, it will be taken to dry dock in Scotstoun, Glasgow where it will be examined by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.

The Flying Phantom is owned by the Danish firm Svitzer and was based at Greenock.