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Two Rescued from Cruiser on 'Enraged' Lough Derg
#RESCUE - The Irish Times reports that two people were rescued from a cruiser that ran aground in an "enraged" Lough Derg on Sunday afternoon.…
Sheep Rescued By B-a-a-altimore Lifeboat
#RNLI – An unusual rescue for Baltimore RNLI lifeboat, the crew launched on Tuesday night to a sheep that was stranded on a ledge close…
HM and Irish Coast Guard Teams Test Skills at Youghal Games
#COAST GUARD – Coast Guard skills were tested at the seventh Joint Search and Rescue Competition between the Irish Coast Guard and HM Coastguard Northern…
Search Ongoing in Belfast Lough for Missing Baby
#FERRY BABY – Belfast Coastguard is continuing to coordinate a search for a missing child who is believed to have fallen from a ferry in…
Search for Two Missing Overboard from Belfast Lough Ferry
#COASTGUARD – Belfast Coastguard is co-ordinating the search for two people who were seen falling from a ferry in bound to Belfast from Scotland. Earlier…

MCIB - Marine Casualty Investigation Board

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Saturday, 24 March 2012 11:55

Lack of Lifejackets A Factor in Skerries Lobstermen's Deaths - MCIB

#MCIB - The families of two fishermen found dead at sea off the Skerries last April may never uncover the circumstances that led to their demise. But the official report into the incident indicated that the absence of lifejackets was a significant contributing factor. Ronan Browne (26) and David Gilsenan…

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:24

Safety Advice for Leisure Boaters in MCIB's Helvick Head Report

#MCIB - The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has called for better safety awareness among leisure boat users in its report into the deaths of two men off Helvick Head in Co Waterford in May 2010. John O'Brien and Pat Esmonde were lost overboard from their small RIB on 23…

Saturday, 21 January 2012 14:15

Limited Safety Briefing, Poor Weather Led to Death of Romanian Angler - MCIB

#MCIB - The decision to set out in poor weather, coupled with limited safety instruction, led to the tragic death of a Romanian angler on Lough Mask last summer, according to a report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB). Mircea Ungur drowned after the angling boat he was in…

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:10

Report into Death of Crab Fisherman Prompts Call for Review of Stability Standards

#MCIB - The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has recommended a ministerial review of stability standards for fishing vessels following its report into the death of a crab fisherman off Co Cork in January last year. Gerry Hegarty drowned after a wave struck the crab boat Carraig An Iasc, which…

Thursday, 15 December 2011 17:34

Epilepsy, Lack of Lifejacket Big Factors in Death of Dublin Boatman - MCIB

#MCIB - The death by drowning of a South Dublin boatman may have been avoided had he been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, according to investigators. The report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) into the death of Aidan Fennell off Dalkey Island on 12 October 2010 found…

Thursday, 22 September 2011 12:42

MCIB Report on Sinking of Fishing Vessel 'Ainmire'

A breach in the engine compartment caused the fishing vessel Ainmire to take on water and sink off the coast of Scotland in April last year, according to the official report into the incident. http://afloat.ie/port-news/fishing/ All crew on board the vessel were transferred safetly to another fishing boat that responded…

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:46

MCIB Highlights Danger of Fishing Without Safety Gear

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has called on the Government to continue highlighting the dangers of operating boats without adequate safety equipment, following its report into the death of a Wexford fisherman last year. http://afloat.ie/safety/mcib/ Michael O'Connor drowned after going overboard from his small open boat while fishing alone…