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Spilled 250 gallons of diesel within Scarborough Harbour
Trawler (All types) Georgelou N, in position lat 54 17 02N, long 000 23 45W, alongside within Scarborough Harbour, reportedly spilled an estimated 250 gallons of diesel, which was observed by Scarborough Deputy Harbour master, floating on the surface, at 1358 hrs, UTC, today. The vessel?s engineer was undertaking fuel exchange between tanks when the spill reportedly occurred. Subsequently, the harbour deployed booms and absorbents pads to contain the spill. Meanwhile, the wind was said to be pushing the spill in the direction of northeast corner of the harbour.
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.
Scalloper aground in Stranraer
On June 26, 2014, at 5 p.m. the "Georgelou N" ran aground in Stranraer Harbour. The crew requested assistance with the local RNLI lifeboat responding. The lifeboat crew attempted to refloat the scallop dredger, but their efforts failed. The vessel was left until the next high tide, with safety winches attached to a boat alongside the harbour for support. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution. Report with photo: http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/lifeboat-called-as-dredger-runs-aground-1-3459217
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