Interim Report Into Prawn Trawler Fatality Off Slea Head

23rd June 2017

#MCIB - The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) is continuing its inquiry into the death of a fisherman who went overboard from a prawn fishing trawler off Slea Head a year ago.

The interim report released today (Friday 23 June) details the incident on 30 June 2016, in which a crew member on the FV Cu Na Mara went overboard during the process of reattaching the boat’s two nets from their drums to the middle towing winch at its stern.

The skipper and fellow crew responded immediately to assist the casualty, who was wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) that inflated on contact with the water.

Though the casualty was quickly recovered from the sea and administered first aid by his crew mates, he did not survive.

The MCIB’s full report into the FV Cu Na Mara incident is forthcoming.

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