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Archive for March 19th, 2019
Trawler’s emergency hatch welded shut
A Queensland inquest into the deaths of two fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard the vessel had an out-of-date safety system. March 19, 2019 When FV Cassandra sank, killing the two men aboard three years ago, it had a skipper who didn’t know the notoriously rough seas, its forward escape […]
Qld inquest to explore trawler deaths
An inquest in Gladstone is set to begin investigating the deaths of eight fishermen from two trawlers that sank in rough seas off the Queensland coast. March 19, 2019 The fate of two Bundaberg men who went out prawn fishing on a trawler three years ago and never returned is set to be explored in […]
Trawler’s escape hatch welded shut
A Queensland inquest into the deaths of two fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard the vessel had an out-of-date safety system. March 19, 2019 When FV Cassandra sank, killing the two men aboard three years ago, it had a skipper who didn’t know the notoriously rough seas, its forward escape […]
Inquest into sinking of Qld trawler
A Queensland inquest into the deaths of two fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard safety wasn’t the priority onboard the vessel. March 19, 2019 KEY POINTS FROM INQUEST INTO RV CASSANDRA’S SINKING ON APRIL 4, 2016 IN A DANGEROUS STRETCH OF OCEAN OFF FRASER ISLAND WHAT WE KNEW AT THE […]
Qld trawler ‘sank with safety gear unused’
An inquest in Queensland into the deaths of two fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard the vessel sank with its safety gear unused. March 19, 2019 Lifesaving equipment aboard a prawn trawler that sank killing two Queensland fishermen three years ago was tangled in rigging and failed to deploy, an […]
Sunk Qld trawler refitted by amateur
A Queensland inquest into the deaths of two fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard the vessel was refitted by an unqualified boatbuilder. March 19, 2019 A fishing vessel that sank, killing two Queensland men, had just been converted into a prawn trawler by an unqualified boat builder, an inquest has […]