Crew of stricken fishing boat ‘not prepared for flooding’
The crew of a fishing boat which sank off Skerries were not prepared for the scale of flooding they faced before they had to jump…
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Fisherman who fell from vessel dies in hospital
A fisherman who fell overboard from his fishing boat yesterday morning has died in hospital. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has deployed a team to…
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Investigators’ safety warning after probe into fisherman’s death
Fishermen should adhere more strictly to safety measures at sea to help prevent a repeat of this year’s Beryl fishing boat tragedy in which a…
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Daroja arrives in Lerwick Harbour after weekend collision
The Streamline chartered container ship Daroja was back in Lerwick today after colliding with another vessel near Peterhead on Saturday.
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Skipper and crewman took drugs before fatal sinking
The skipper and fellow crewman of the stricken vessel Diamond were intoxicated by illegal and controlled drugs when the vessel sank last year, killing one…
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