Two Australian women who police hoped would be able to help them in the search for missing Madeleine McCann have said they were unable to provide 'relevant assistance'.
Police had been investigating the link between a luxury yacht owned by Rhonda Wyllie and Melissa Karlson, the widow and daughter of the late Perth tycoon Bill Wyllie, and the missing schoolgirl.
Private detectives working for Madeleine's parents recently launched an appeal for information for a woman, described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike, who they believe may have been associated with the disappearance of the British girl.
The yacht, WillPower, was moored at a marina in Spain where a woman with an Australian accent reportedly asked a bystander if he was there to deliver her 'new daughter'.
The woman was seen at the port just a few days after Madeleine had disappeared.
A statement released through their company said: 'The Wyllie Group today confirmed that the Wyllie family were unable to provide any relevant assistance to authorities investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007.
'British media reports on Sunday August 9th, 2009, raised suggestions that Wyllie family members may be able to assist investigators in relation to an incident at Port Olympia, Barcelona, on the night of May 6th, 2007.
'The Wyllie family is perplexed with these media reports. In fact, members of the Wyllie family were in Antibes, France, that evening, not in Barcelona.
'The Wyllie family appreciates that the McCann family needs to pursue every possible inquiry and will co-operate with police investigators to confirm any facts.'
Madeleine went missing from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3rd, 2007, when she was nearly four years old.
McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: 'We are grateful to the Wyllie family for clarifying their position.
'Our investigators have spoken to some of the crew members at the time, and we are very grateful to them for their assistance in this matter.'
Police had been investigating the link between a luxury yacht owned by Rhonda Wyllie and Melissa Karlson, the widow and daughter of the late Perth tycoon Bill Wyllie, and the missing schoolgirl.
Private detectives working for Madeleine's parents recently launched an appeal for information for a woman, described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike, who they believe may have been associated with the disappearance of the British girl.
The yacht, WillPower, was moored at a marina in Spain where a woman with an Australian accent reportedly asked a bystander if he was there to deliver her 'new daughter'.
The woman was seen at the port just a few days after Madeleine had disappeared.
A statement released through their company said: 'The Wyllie Group today confirmed that the Wyllie family were unable to provide any relevant assistance to authorities investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007.
'British media reports on Sunday August 9th, 2009, raised suggestions that Wyllie family members may be able to assist investigators in relation to an incident at Port Olympia, Barcelona, on the night of May 6th, 2007.
'The Wyllie family is perplexed with these media reports. In fact, members of the Wyllie family were in Antibes, France, that evening, not in Barcelona.
'The Wyllie family appreciates that the McCann family needs to pursue every possible inquiry and will co-operate with police investigators to confirm any facts.'
Madeleine went missing from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3rd, 2007, when she was nearly four years old.
McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: 'We are grateful to the Wyllie family for clarifying their position.
'Our investigators have spoken to some of the crew members at the time, and we are very grateful to them for their assistance in this matter.'
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