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Safety bulletin 3/2024 published

Fishing vessel owners and crew urged to review their deck risk assessments to ensure hazards associated with shooting or recovery of creels are fully mitigated.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 5 September 2024

Today, we have issued a safety bulletin to the fishing vessel community following the fatal man overboard from the potter Kingfisher (DH110), approximately 30 nautical miles east-north-east of Wick, Scotland on 12 July 2024.

The bulletin, available via this link, contains details of what happened, initial findings, safety lessons and a recommendation.

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Published 5 September 2024