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Safety lessons: establishing a safe shooting routine on potters

A safety message to the fishing industry on the importance of keeping crew separate from the backrope and pots as they are deploying.

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Summary of a fatal man overboard from the potter Enterprise when a deckhand became caught in the backrope and was dragged overboard while 6 miles off Scarborough, highlighting the key safety lessons.

The information has been prepared for the:

  • fishing industry

An investigation report has also been produced for this accident.

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Published 11 April 2018

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