Condolences have been passed from Cowes Harbour Commission to the East Cowes company that owned Verity, the cargo ship that tragically sunk last month.

Gary Hall, chief executive of Cowes Harbour Commission, said in his recent newsletter: "It is impossible to write this introduction without adding the condolences of the entire Cowes Harbour Commission team to those already expressed recently after East Cowes owned MV Verity sank off the North German coast with the loss of one life and a further four missing.

"The thoughts of everyone at CHC go out to the family, friends and loved ones of the crew and the team at Faversham Ships."

MV Verity and MV Polesie collided on October 24, southwest of the Island of Helgoland.

Verity sunk, leaving one crew member dead, four missing and two rescued.

The Isle of Wight firm that owned the ship, Faversham Ships, released a statement to the County Press after the tragedy.

The statement, issued last month, said they were "heartbroken and saddened" following the tragedy.

They added: "This terrible loss is devastating for their loved ones and for all members of the Faversham family.

"We wish to express our deepest condolences and heartfelt support to their family and friends in this difficult time.

"Our two surviving crew remain in hospital. We wish them a full and speedy recovery and will continue to support them and the families of all the crew at this time.

"We wish to thank all those who have been involved in the search and rescue efforts and assisted us in the past days.

"We continue to work with the relevant authorities in the ongoing investigations and are otherwise unable to comment on the matter at this time."

The County Press understands that none of the crew were from the Island.