The new Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels, due to come into force in the next few months, will include new stability requirements. The MCA survey team explain the implications for owners of vessels old and new. Since October…
Over the past six months, the MAIB has launched new investigations into several fatal accidents onboard fishing vessels. The organisation says it has identified various recurrent themes, but man-overboard retrieval remains a persistent, and deadly, issue. In light of this,…
The Nicola Faith, which sank off the Conwy coast on 27 January with the loss of her three crew, was raised by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) on 31 May. A remotely operated vehicle was used to conduct a…
The UK’s independent Marine Accident Investigation Branch is uniquely placed to advance fishing safety, reports John Periam Set up in 1989, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is part of the Department for Transport and is entirely independent of the…
– Brexit talks go to the wire – EU states fear ‘biggest catastrophe of our time’ – Disaster for seafood companies as French border closes – Exporters fear torrent of paperwork after 1 January – EU quote rollover ‘meaningless’…
– MAIB chief calls on fishermen to wear PFDs – Vessel from Shetland confrontation detained by Irish authorities – £9.7m support for Scottish coastal communities – Holland Fisheries Event goes ahead – Brussels: ‘setting TACs will be more transparent’ –…
– Aid for industry – Social distancing enables Peterhead market to continue – Covid-19 shuts down Grimsby market – Safety advice issued following death of fishing apprentice – MAIB report on loss of longliner Coelleira – New project to…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Gains and losses in 2019 TAC proposals – Inshore sector voices Brexit concerns – UK fishing fleet turnover reaches £1bn – Potting boat sinks off North Norfolk – MAIB report on…
Efforts to retrieve bodies of lost crewmen. Efforts are to be made to raise the Scottish trawler Nancy Glen that sank last month with the loss of two of her crew of three, reports Tim Oliver. Above: Cabinet Secretaries Fergus Ewing…
Fishermen in the Plymouth area could soon be receiving lifejackets with a personal locator beacon (PLB) installed, that will give rescue services an exact GPS position if they go overboard, reports Tim Oliver. Above: The new PFD fitted with a PLB…
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