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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucinda Cameron

Skipper died after falling overboard trying to help deckhand, report finds

A prawn trawler’s skipper died after falling into the water while trying to help a colleague who had gone overboard, a report has found.

The senior deckhand on the Reul A Chuain fell overboard in adverse weather while trying to recover one of the vessel’s nets, which had slipped over the stern during heavy rolling in June 2021.

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