A sailor who died in the tugboat tragedy on the Clyde has been described as a "lovely, kind" man who cared for his mum before she passed away. Ian Catterson, 73, from Millport, was on the boat with shipmate George Taft when it capsized while assisting a cruise ship off Custom House Quay, just off the coast of Greenock, at around 3.30pm on Friday, February 24.
A massive search and rescue operation was launched with Police Scotland and HM Coastguard spending over four hours staging a rescue operation before standing down at 8pm, as night fell. The bodies of Mr Catterson and Mr Taft were discovered by police divers at around 1.40pm on Saturday.
Mr Catterson was a well-known figure in Millport and the community has been left devastated by the heartbreaking news as tributes flooded in. The sailor looked after his mum, Nancy, before she passed away and locals said the pair were "now together again".
