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Watch: Campaign launched after 88 people injured or killed in fishing vessel accidents

2602891451More than 80 people have been injured or killed in accidents involving deck machinery on fishing vessels in the last five years. Fishermen in the North of England are being urged to stay safe by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), after figures revealed the number of people injured of killed in UK waters. Data released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) shows that four fishermen tragically lost their lives in deck machinery incidents from 1 January 2011 to to 10 November 2015, with a further 84 injuries being suffered by commercial fishing crew. Watch, Read the article here 09:00