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Archive for March 28th, 2019
Overhaul trawler safety, coroner urged
A coroner examining the deaths of eight fishermen on two trawlers off Queensland has been urged to recommend they carry better safety gear. March 28, 2019 Commercial fishing boats must have better safety gear to prevent more deaths at sea, an inquest into the loss of eight trawler men has been told. Six men died […]
Sunk Qld trawler hit by king wave
A Queensland inquest into the deaths of six fishermen on a trawler that sank in rough seas has heard a rogue wave may have rolled the boat. March 28, 2019 A large wave is likely to have smashed a fishing trawler moments before it capsized off the Queensland coast with the loss of six men, […]
Crewman’s mum urges better trawler safety
An inquest into the eight deaths after two vessels sank off Queensland has wrapped up, with the mother of a diver saying more safety measures were needed. March 28, 2019 The mother of a fisherman lost when a trawler capsized off Queensland says he and the other talented crew deserved to have been rescued, not […]