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Flooding and sinking of a fishing vessel north-east of Tynemouth, England.
Our accident investigation report into the flooding, capsize and foundering of the wooden-hulled prawn trawler Diamond D (SN100) after suffering hull damage while the crew were trying to uncross its towing wires on 16 August 2020, is now published.
The report contains details of what happened and subsequent actions taken: read more.
A safety flyer to the fishing industry summarising the accident and detailing the safety lessons learned, has also been produced.
Published 9 February 2022
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