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Evening Standard
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Paul Cargill

Crew not wearing flotation devices during fatal capsizing, investigators find

The crew took refuge on the vessel’s side after it capsized, but it quickly sank (SAR helicopter/MAIB/PA) -

Eight crew members including a deckhand who died were not wearing personal flotation devices when a fishing boat capsized, an investigation has found.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the UK-registered stern trawler Njord capsized 150 miles north-east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on March 6, 2022 after a “substantial list” flooded the boat.

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