MCA to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK....
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Four fishermen rescued from fireball trawler
Four fisherman have been rescued from a blazing 60ft fishing vessel, 20 miles off old Head of Kinsale in...
MAIB issues report on crush incident on scallop dredger Olivia Jean
In late June 2019, a crew member onboard the scallop dredger Olivia Jean was fatally injured when he was...
Goodchild Marine Services wins contract for research and patrol boat
Following a competitive tendering process, Goodchild Marine Services has won the contract to build a new research and patrol...
Fisherman catches one-in-two-million blue lobster off Cornish coast
An extremely rare blue lobster was discovered by a fisherman along the coast of Cornwall before being released back...
Missing fishing vessel Nicola Faith identified
A wreck, which was discovered off Colwyn Bay, Wales, last week by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, has been...
Stricken fishing vessel sinks despite multi-agency response
A stricken fishing vessel has sunk after a weekend of multi-agency activity to bring her to safety. The Ellie...
Evoy hands over first electric boat to E. Karstensen
Evoy has handed over an electric boat that will mainly be used to transport Norway-based E. Karstensen’s fish farmers...
MAIB extends search for fishing vessel
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has extended its search for the fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing...
Three bodies found in search for missing fishermen
Police searching for missing fishermen who vanished six weeks ago at sea say they have found three bodies which...
Fishing trawler captain distracted by WhatsApp in fatal incident
The skipper of a fishing trawler which sank another boat, killing three anglers, was distracted by his WhatsApp messages,...