Research and analysis

Safety lessons: safely operating gear on single-handed fishing vessels

A safety message to the fishing industry highlighting ways to assess and minimise risks when operating a vessel alone.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 17 November 2011

Documents

MAIB safety flyer issued November 2011

PDF, 309 KB, 2 pages

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Details

This summary concerns the death of a lone fisherman while hauling in fishing gear on the stern trawler Our Boy Andrew.

The information has been prepared for the:

• fishing industry

Related publication

An investigation report has also been produced for this accident.

Published 17 November 2011