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15/08/2012
Drownings To Be Investigated By The MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board will investigate the four recent drownings off the Irish coastline this week.
In the latest incident, the body of a Clare Island fisherman was recovered from the sea last night by local fishermen and taken to shore by the RNLI Achill lifeboat after a search of less than two hours off the island at the mouth of Clew Bay.
Malin Coast Guard confirmed last night the alert was raised just after 7.30pm local time, when a relative of the man – a father of three from the island – reported that his currach was overdue.
Elsewhere, the bodies of two fishermen were recovered from the sea off Co Clare yesterday after their 26ft boat sank on Monday. Michael Galvin (64) and Noel Dickinson, who was in his late 20s, were relocating their lobster pots ahead of an anticipated storm.
The reasons why the vessel sank, apparently very quickly in calm conditions, are also to be investigated by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board.
The board has also opened an inquiry into a sailing tragedy in which a 58-year-old father of three died when his dinghy overturned in Kenmare Bay on Monday afternoon.
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In the latest incident, the body of a Clare Island fisherman was recovered from the sea last night by local fishermen and taken to shore by the RNLI Achill lifeboat after a search of less than two hours off the island at the mouth of Clew Bay.
Malin Coast Guard confirmed last night the alert was raised just after 7.30pm local time, when a relative of the man – a father of three from the island – reported that his currach was overdue.
Elsewhere, the bodies of two fishermen were recovered from the sea off Co Clare yesterday after their 26ft boat sank on Monday. Michael Galvin (64) and Noel Dickinson, who was in his late 20s, were relocating their lobster pots ahead of an anticipated storm.
The reasons why the vessel sank, apparently very quickly in calm conditions, are also to be investigated by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board.
The board has also opened an inquiry into a sailing tragedy in which a 58-year-old father of three died when his dinghy overturned in Kenmare Bay on Monday afternoon.
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