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Skippers and owners of two vessel fined for fishing illegally

The skippers and owners of two vessels found to be fishing illegally in Manx waters have been fined a total of £67,000. Mark Frood, master of the "Georgelou N" and Craig Petre of the "Philomena" were found to be fishing for king scallops without a sea fishing licence. Frood was fined £15,000 while Petre was handed a £12,000 fine, and both vessels were ordered to surrender their catches, which were worth over £46,000 combined. The limited companies behind the vessels were each fined £20,000. The "Philomena" was found to have more dredges than is permitted in Manx waters while neither was fitted with an Automatic Identification System - which is required by all British vessels of 15 metres or more. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture described it as a completely unacceptable example of illegal fishing which will not be tolerated in Manx waters.

Scallop trawler lost propeller

On Apr 22, 2015, around 4.30 p.m., the all-weather lifeboat "Ivan Ellen" from Penlee launched to help the "Philomena" which had lost her propeller 30 miles east of The Lizard. In a strong, force 5 easterly wind the lifeboat escorted the trawler back to Newlyn. About a mile offshore the crew attached a rope on the stern of the trawler, to act as a brake and to keep her straight, and once through the gaps they safely manoeuvred the "Philomena" into a berth at Newlyn harbour. Report with photo: http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Penlee-lifeboats-called-incidents-Lizard-Penzance/story-26380314-detail/story.html#ixzz3YDTi8LUO