Tag Archives: fatality
MCIB Report into Death of Galway Fisherman Published
An investigation into the death of a Galway fisherman who became entangled in gear off Salthill last year, found the weather deteriorated “significantly” after the vessel which he fished with his father left the harbour. Tom Oliver, a relative of the Olivers who rescued two paddleboarders in Galway Bay in August 2020, died after he was dragged over the stern of the six-metre fishing vessel Myia on November 2nd 2020. His father Martin, who was almost 62, was found dead at home the following morning. >click to read< 11:21
55-year-old man dies on Alaska F/V Anna Lane – Accident in Cook Inlet kills Wisconsin man; victim’s arm caught in anchor chain
Alaska State Troopers said a Wisconsin man died in an accident aboard a boat in Cook Inlet. Troopers said 55-year-old Lewis Byerly of Frederic, Wis., on Thursday morning pulled up an anchor with a motorized winch on the fishing boat Anna Lane and his arm became tangled in the chain. continued@channel3000
