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Simon Parkes told his family the date he was due to arrive back in Portsmouth onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious at the end of his maiden voyage.

Royal Navy Seaman Simon Parkes, from Bristol, disappeared in December 1986 after going ashore from HMS Illustrious, as police begin a fresh search for him on the territory

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in Gibraltar.

Simon Parkes was last seen in 1986 when his ship was docked in Gibraltar on its way back to Portsmouth.

A FRESH search is being carried out to locate a missing Royal Navy sailor from the area who has been missing for 37 years.

Allan Grimson, who gained the moniker for his large forehead and hulking 6ft 2in frame, is serving a life sentence for battering two young Royal Navy recruits to death.

Simon Parkes, 18, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986, when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in Gibraltar.

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Royal Navy Rating Simon Parkes, 18, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986, when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in Gibraltar.

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