Prayers said for dead tug boat crew

Churches in Greenock are praying on Sunday for the families of three men who died when their tugboat sank in the Clyde last week.

The bodies of Eric Blackley, 57, from Gourock, and Robert Cameron, 65, of Houston, Renfrewshire, have been recovered by underwater search teams. Stephen Humphreys, 33, is still missing, presumed dead.

The Flying Phantom tug was towing a cargo vessel to Glasgow when it sank at around 1830 GMT on Wednesday.

The Rev David Mills is minister at Finnart St Paul's Church, where Mr Humphreys and his wife Helen held the christening of their baby daughter just four months ago.

"Everyone is devastated by what has happened and our thoughts and prayers also extend to the other families," he was quoted as saying by the BBC.

The Rev Bill Hewitt, mninister at Westburn Parish Church in Greenock where Mr Blackley was a member, also gave his assurances of prayer. He added that the whole community had been left "stunned" by the tragedy, reports the BBC.