Lessons Learned: PFD increases chances of survival

UK MAIB issued an accident report on a fatal incident, when a skipper became entangled in a back rope while shooting creels and was hauled overboard; The son of the ill-fated skipper saw the  single-handed creel boat Sea Mist wandering around without him on board and raised the alarm.

The Incident

On March 27, 2019, at approximately 1225 UTC+1, Tonny Masson, the skipper and owner of the Sea Mist became entangled in a back rope and fell overboard.

There was no witness on the area of the incident to...

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