UK Uk - Irish Sea, Body discovered in fishing nets, Mar'19

[Jmcc211]

This is who I was hoping it may be but probably a long shot....

Missing man's kayak found in Scotland

 

[HayLouise]

This is who I was hoping it may be but probably a long shot....

Missing man's kayak found in Scotland

Created a thread for Robert - UK - Robert Hanna, 47, Portmuck harbour NI, 28 September 2015

 

[Jmcc211]

Created a thread for Robert - UK - Robert Hanna, 47, Portmuck harbour NI, 28 September 2015

Thank you that means so much!

 

[Tuvok]

A body recovered from the Irish Sea has been brought to Portavogie harbour in County Down by the fishing crew who discovered it in their nets.

The trawler, Elegance, was fishing for prawns near the Isle of Man when the decomposed body became caught.

The boat arrived back in Portavogie early on Tuesday. The crew and skipper are said to be very shocked.

Police and forensic teams examined the boat and removed the body.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out.

The harbour master, Eddie Robinson, was called to the scene late on Monday night.

"When I came down, there wasn't much I could do other than take care of the crew," he said.

"I brought them down to our rest room, there was heating on for them and I got them settled in for the night.

"These guys live on the boat. They had nowhere else to go. The Fishermen's Mission is looking after them now and they will take good care of them."

Mr Robinson said the skipper of the boat was "badly shaken up" and the crew were shocked and "at sixes and sevens".

He said the boat is operated by a local skipper.

He said he believed most of the crew were from India.

Crew spot body caught in trawler's nets

Thank you for starting this thread HayLouise, I would have started one myself only I've just started posting and wasn't sure how to go about it.

 

[Tuvok]

I've been trying to upload a link to Belfast Live but it's not working, anyway it's the one that states the deceased was dressed in blue over-alls.

 

[Jmcc211]

I've been trying to upload a link to Belfast Live but it's not working, anyway it's the one that states the deceased was dressed in blue over-alls.

Hope this helps

Co Down fishermen tell of shock at dredging up human remains

 

[Tuvok]

Hope this helps

Co Down fishermen tell of shock at dredging up human remains

Thank you Jmcc, still no more news on the identity, I wonder if his family has been traced and he's been laid to rest quietly.

 

[Jmcc211]

Thank you Jmcc, still no more news on the identity, I wonder if his family has been traced and he's been laid to rest quietly.

That could be the case but speaking with a friend of the family of Robert they said it may take a few weeks before they can identify.

 

[YaYa_521]

I haven't found any updates on whether these remains have been identified. I did stumble across this tidbit of info.

Body in Manx waters was man in blue overalls
Thursday, March 28th, 2019 11:53am

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The decomposed body, which was in blue overalls,...