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[Article] Marine Casualty Investigation Board

22-12-2006 1:36am

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http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1221/marine.html

Marine board in call on solo fishermen
21 December 2006 23:02

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board says that fishermen should be discouraged from going out alone because of the dangers involved.

Their investigation into the death of a salmon fisherman off Donegal says the basic essentials for safety of life at sea were not in the boat.

According to the investigators the 18ft open boat, found upturned, was probably swamped by the sea in deteriorating weather while 63-year-old Charlie Boyle from Burtonport was trying to return to Kincasslagh, Co Donegal, in July 2005.
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The report says he had gone salmon fishing in a borrowed boat with an outboard engine and expresses grave concern that it had no distress flares, no VHF radio and no emergency beacon.

Arranmore lifeboat found Mr Boyle's body west of Owey Island.

The Investigation Board wants public warnings issued of the dangers of fishing alone and says all fishermen should wear a personal radio beacon as well has having an emergency beacon aboard and carry VHF Radio.

Warning over lifejackets

In a separate report, the Board said many people still do not seem to be aware of the law about wearing lifejackets, and has called for a campaign to change public attitudes.

The call follows the investigation into the death of a 26-year-old canoeist on Lough Derg last January.

An inquest earlier this year found that John Buckley from Glin, Co Limerick, drowned after his girlfriend stood up to give him a hug, causing their canoe to capsize.

It is the law that lifejackets must be worn on any recreational craft under seven metres but there was only one jacket on board the open-style canoe Mr Buckley and his companion set out on last January.

The canoe capsized 25 metres offshore and the MCIB report says the fact that he did not have a lifejacket contributed to Mr Buckley's death.

His companion, who did have a lifejacket, was saved.

Though the boat itself was in good condition, neither user had any previous experience or training in handling such a craft and the board has warned the public not to use these kind of canoes without training.

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