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Vivienne Aitken & Jon Brady

Sailor drowned in River Clyde tugboat tragedy was 'quiet man and great friend'

A sailor who died when his tugboat capsized in the Firth of Clyde has been remembered as a "very good seaman and great friend".

George Taft from Greenock was one of two crewmen who died when tugboat Biter overturned as it escorted a cruise ship into harbour in the Inverclyde town on Friday.

A large-scale search and rescue operation was launched following the incident with the bodies of Mr Taft and another crew member discovered by police divers on Saturday, reports the Daily Record.

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