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Safety lessons: consider potential effects on stability when modifying your fishing vessel

A safety message to the fishing industry urging owners to verify vessel modification plans to ensure safe operations and to check any ‘float free� liferaft arrangements.

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Summary of the fatal capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Joanna C (BM265) off Newhaven, England on 21 November 2020 resulting in the loss of two lives.

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  • fishing industry

An investigation report has also been produced for this accident.

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Published 22 June 2022

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