Work to recover the bodies of two fishermen lost when their fishing boat sank earlier this year will get under way soon.

Duncan MacDougall and Przemek Krawczyk were lost overboard from the Nancy Glen when it capsized on Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute on January 18.

The alarm was raised by a third fisherman who was pulled from the water by the crew of a passing boat.

A survey found the vessel was lying at a depth of more than 450ft and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it would not raise it, despite pleas from the fishermen's families.

However, a fundraising campaign collected more than £200,000 to pay for the recovery and the Scottish Government later stepped in and hired salvage experts to carry out the work.

A lifting barge, which will attempt to lift the Nancy Glen enough for a dive team to recover the men's bodies, arrived at the scene on Thursday.

A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "We are confident that all of the debris has now been cleared around the site of Nancy Glen and a formal underwater visual survey will confirm this.

"Further preparatory work will now be undertaken before any lifting can begin at the site.

"This continues to be a complex task with a number of technical challenges, meaning there is no guarantee of success. We are in close contact with the families and are keeping them updated as the recovery progresses."