William Murray McCubbin, 60, died in hospital following the incident near to Port William in Dumfries and Galloway on 19 November 2022.
An arrest has been made 16 months after a man died when a boat capsized off the coast of southern Scotland during a recovery operation. On Friday, Police Scotland confirmed a 48-year-old man had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A force spokesperson added: 'A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.' Mr McCubbin, from Annan, was known to his loved ones as Murray.
A statement from Mr McCubbin's family, issued by lawyers Digby Brown, said: 'We welcome the update in the criminal investigation as it brings us closer to learning the truth about what happened at sea that day.' Read more from Sky News:Driver of school bus that crashed on motorway 'died of natural causes'Karaoke inventor dies aged 100 His family added: 'The loss of Murray is something that shattered our family.
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