Appeal to find two men missing since early 2000s
Gary Tilston and Paul Carter both went missing after leaving the West Midlands
Police have renewed an appeal to help find two men from the West Midlands who went missing in the early 2000s.
Gary Tilston, who was 30 at the time and living in Coventry, disappeared in July 2002 after boarding a ferry in Portsmouth.
Paul Carter, who was 22 and living in Birmingham, disappeared in April 2007 after boarding a ferry in Portsmouth.
Their missing cases are not being treated as linked. However, both men went missing in similar circumstances.
Police said Mr Tilston, who would now be 53-years-old, booked a ticket to Saint-Malo, France. He left at 8.30pm on 24 July, but there was never any proof that he got off the ferry.
His property was found on board including his passport, ID, personal belongings, and house keys. Enquiries found that Gary may have been drinking in in the bar area, and was travelling alone.
Mr Carter also boarded a ferry to Saint-Malo, which left at approximately 8.30pm on 20 April 2007, but there was never any proof that he got off once docked in France.
He was in company with three colleagues and was last seen walking around the ferry looking for a place to sleep. His colleagues each found places to sleep and agreed that they would all meet the following morning. However, when the ferry docked the next morning, 21 April, Paul was not found.
Paul was approximately 5ft 10ins tall, had slim build, short dark brown hair, was clean shaven, and had a tattoo of a snake on his right arm. He lived in the Birmingham area at the time.
At the time, Gary was 5ft 9ins, had slim build, wore glasses, and had wavy brown hair. He also was missing his right index finger on his right hand, and previously had jaw surgery which might have been noticeable.