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North Star report and flyer published

Fatal man overboard from a fishing vessel while shooting creels off Cape Wrath, Scotland.

From:
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Published
8 November 2018
Fishing vessel North Star

Image courtesy of MCA

Our accident investigation report on a man overboard from the fishing vessel North Star on 5 February 2018 with the loss of 1 life, is now published.

The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, the subsequent actions taken and recommendations made.

A safety flyer to the fishing industry summarising the accident and detailing the safety lessons learned, has also been produced.

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Published 8 November 2018