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Tragedy avoided by ‘narrowest of margins’ after Irish trawler collided into oil tanker
A tragedy was narrowly avoided last year when an Irish trawler ran into the side of a large oil tanker in the Irish Sea around 90km off the Waterford coast, according to an official investigation into the collision. A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board found that the standard of look-out on both vessels was “wholly inadequate” and the “root cause” of the incident. The MCIB said the collective failure of both vessels to keep a proper look-out had led to a loss of situational awareness which made a collision inevitable. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:44
Fishing Crews Urged To Avail Of Safety Training After Dramatic Irish Sea Rescue
RNLI fishing safety manager Frankie Horne has urged the fishing community to avail of safety training that is on offer for their crews and to ensure that their safety equipment is up to date. It comes after the skipper of a fishing vessel that sank late last year off the Isle of Man has attributed their rescue to the safety training the crew had undertaken previously and to their lifejackets (PFDs), which were fitted with personal locator beacons (PLBs). >click to read< 13:22
