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Skipper fined for negligence after collision with Good Intent

An Ardglass trawler skipper has been fined more than £2,000 after his shi, the f/v "Silver Dee", collided with another vessel off the County Down coast in July 2015. Paul Thomas Wills of Russell Place, Ardglass, admitted not keeping a proper lookout on his fishing boat when it collided with another trawler, the "Good Intent". The Silver Dee sank in less than 10 minutes as a result of the collision. Its crew transferred onto the "Good Intent". That vessel was damaged, but was able to return to Ardglass under its own power. A district judge said that Wills' culpability was fairly significant as he had not kept a proper lookout for 10 minutes while sailing at full speed. 10 people had been at risk on both vessels, although no lives were lost.

Fishing vessel sank trawler in collision

Six fishermen have been rescued after the f/v "Silver D" collided with the "Good Intent" and sank 11 miles south of Ardglass at the coast of County Down on July 29, 2015. The Coastguard received a mayday call just before 05:30 a.m. from a position 11 miles south of Ardglass. All crew of the "Silver D" boarded a liferaft. They were taken on board the other ship and brought to Ardglass, accompanied by the Newcastle lifeboat. The volunteer lifeboat crew at Newcastle RNLI was called out at 5.30 a.m. The "Eleanor and Bryant Girling" was immediately launched and arrived on scene at 6.30 a.m. Weather conditions were described as good with a north westerly wind force 4-5 with half meter swells and clear visibility. The "Good Intent" was damaged in the collision. By the time the lifeboat got there, the crew had the leak under control and did not require any assistance with the salvage pumps. After she was in port, the RNLI boat made its way back out to the scene of the incident as the sinking vessel had deployed a life raft that was still floating unmanned. Left unrecovered this raft could have been reported as a marine emergency or caused an obstruction. Marine Coastguard Agency staff have gone to Ardglass to assess damage to the trawler. The skippers on both boats are from Northern Ireland, while the crew members were all migrant workers. Report with photo: http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/Newcastle-RNLI-launches-in-the-early-hours-to-sinking-fishing-vessel-off-Ardglas.aspx