| Full Title: | Report into the investigation into the incident on board FV "Atlantic West" with the resultant loss of life, North of Mayo Stags, 2nd July 2007 |
| Report Name: | Atlantic West |
| Reference: | MCIB/144 |
| Location: | Mayo Stags, Co. Mayo |
| Date of Incident: | 02 July 2007 |
| Published: | 31 August 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
At 12.55 hrs. on the afternoon of 2nd July 2007, the Fishing Vessel "Atlantic West" was engaged in shooting crab pots 36 miles north off the North Mayo Stags. One Crewmember, a native of Slovakia, became entangled in fishing gear and was pulled over the stern of the vessel. This crewmember had no qualifications as a deckhand and may not have been fully aware of the inherit dangers of the back rope coiling around his leg as it was let out. |
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