Bbc News - Boat In Trouble

[bryan]

Anyone read this yet? terrible news

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4528050.stm

[Elton]

That's dreadful

[MJB]

They scrambled an ASR helicopter from Kinloss! Couldn't they find one closer???

[big_cod]

Thats terrible news .

[skippytheroo]

Bad news indeed. Ill be honest Id never considered that before. You are towing a huge net behind your boat and it gets snagged it is bound to pull the boat under. Im surprised, but glad, it doesnt happen more often.

[Lands End Tony]

Bad news all round. Its no wonder that commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs around. I recall this happened to a french boat of the lizard and all the crew were lost.

[Jaffa]

Grim.

 

The man thought to be trapped could have been in the hull since then, but the MCA spokesman was unable to speculate about conditions inside.

 

I guess many of us can speculate only too well what conditions might be like in there

 

Bloody fishing boats and christmas :(

 

On a positive note, I,ve no doubt the guys from the DeepSea Mission will be doing their usual level best to help out survivers:

 

"The Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen supports fishermen, their families

and those connected with the sea regardless of race or creed."

 

Worth a thought.

[tugmistress]

Update from the MCA website dated yesterday 14th December

 

FISHING VESSEL SINKS ELEVEN NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF BEACHY HEAD - UPDATE

 

At half past one this afternoon, Dover Coastguard maritime rescue coordination centre called off the search for the last remaining crew member of the Belgian registered fishing vessel ‘Noordster’’ Z122.

 

The fishing vessel overturned eleven nautical miles south of Beachy Head at five o’clock yesterday evening after the nets became entangled with an underwater obstruction.

 

One 19 year old Belgian crewmember was able to get onto the upturned hull, where he was eventually spotted by a passing merchant vessel called the ‘Toledo carrier’ at thirty four minutes past eight this morning. He is now recovering in hospital.

 

There have been two bodies recovered and the third was seen to sink under the surface of the sea.

 

The fisheries protection vessel ‘HMS Severn’ is presently standing by the upturned fishing vessel until decisions have been made with regard to the salvage of the vessel.

Edited December 15, 2005 by tugmistress

[Snatcher]

Any loss of life is trgic but fishing accidents hit harder to us sport anglers. Seen two boat anglers drown in front of me in a rough winter sea which also overturned to inshore life boat

 

This happened years ago but I will never forget the incident. The sea takes no prisoners. My sympathy goes out to the families involved.

[merlino bill]

OI OI MJB, IT PROBERBLY WAS THE CLOSEST I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO CLOSE OR HAVE CLOSED (NOT SURE) THE TYNMOUTH STAITION & PEOPLE ARE SAYING OUR NEAREST STAION WILL BE HUMBERSIDE WHAT DO THEY KNOW ABOUT OUR COASTLINE THERE IS A LOT TO BE SAID FOR LOCAL KNOWLEGE, AS SOME ONE SAYS REGULARLY,

I BLAME THE GUVERMENT.