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THE MARITIME and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that it is to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK. The agency said that inspections are being carried out as part of ongoing work to improve fishing vessel safety in an industry recognised to.
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MCA to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK.
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10 June 2021
The inspections are being carried out as part of ongoing work around fishing vessel safety in an industry recognised to be one of the dangerous in the world.
Since November 2020, there have been eight deaths –that’s more than ten per cent of the total for the previous ten years. Between 2011 to 2020, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), reported 60 fatalities from UK fishing vessels.
The MCA has worked solidly with the fishing industry, reinforcing the messages about the requirements of legislation around standards of safety for crew and for vessels.