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"But out of all this we have had dozens of names for the woman we're looking for given to us. "An awful lot of these tip-offs and bits of information are well meaning, but ultimately come to nothing," he told the Nine Network on Sunday morning. McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said investigators have a "number of viable leads" on the woman. Police in Australia and Britain have received hundreds of calls about the picture of the woman. They also said they believed it was possible Madeleine could have been taken by boat from Portugal to Spain. Investigators working for Kate and Gerry McCann last week released a sketch of the woman who reportedly spoke to the British tourist at the marina in Barcelona 72 hours after Madeleine disappeared. Madeleine vanished from her family's rented holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007, while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant. Marina records have revealed the yacht was moored at the Port Olimpic (Olimpic) marina in Barcelona when a woman - described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike - approached a British businessman and asked about the child. "We understand she's currently in Perth, Australia, and will be keen to speak to her to eliminate her from our inquiries." "We have been told about the daughter of the owner of this boat and are aware of who she is," the source said. The yacht, which is for sale in the south of France, can sleep six guests and carry four crew.Ī source close to the hunt for Madeleine told the Sunday Mirror investigators were keen to speak with Ms Karlson, the managing director of Perth-based investment firm the Wyllie Group, and Mrs Wyllie about the yacht's trip to Spain. She is happy to co-operate with and help any investigation." "She does go to Spain - she's been there for the last two or three years.
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"I have spoken to my sister and she is absolutely devastated," her brother Wayne McGrath is quoted as telling The People paper in Britain on Sunday. Ms Wyllie is reportedly "devastated" by reports in British papers about the possible connection between her 32m yacht, Willpower, and the inquiry. Private detectives working for Madeleine's parents want to speak with Mrs Wyllie and her daughter, 31-year-old Melissa Karlson, to find out why the vessel was in Barcelona and if either woman was travelling aboard. LONDON - Private detectives searching for Madeleine McCann hope to interview the widow and daughter of Australian property tycoon Bill Wyllie amid claims their yacht may be involved in the British girl's disappearance.Ī multimillion-dollar luxury yacht owned by Perth socialite Rhonda Wyllie was moored in Barcelona, Spain, three days after Madeleine disappeared from a holiday resort in Portugal in May 2007.Ībout the same time, a woman aged in her 30s with an Australian or New Zealand accent reportedly asked a British businessman at the marina if he was there to "deliver my new daughter".