Man loses life as he was dragged overboard by fishing gear

UK MAIB published its report on a man overboard incident from the single-handed creel boat Sea Mist. The incident took place on 27 March 2019, and resulted to the loss of one life.

The incident

On 27 March 2019, Sea Mist’s skipper and his son, the skipper of the creel boat Ocean Lee, arrived at Macduf harbour to start a day’s fishing. Once on board their respective vessels, both men put on their PFDs and set out towards the harbour entrance.

When they got clear of the harbour, Sea Mist’s skipper...

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