A DETERMINATION from Sheriff Ian Cruickshank on the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a fisherman off the coast of Shetland is expected to be issued in the next few weeks. As the inquiry came to a close on Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Cruickshank acknowledged the.
A FISHERMAN who fell overboard from a local whitefish trawler is unlikely to have survived even if he had worn his personal flotation device (PFD) correctly, an inquiry into his death heard on Tuesday. Edison Lacaste died after falling into the water while carrying out repairs.
AN INVESTIGATION into the fatal man overboard incident on a Shetland trawler in 2021 has resulted in a recommendation being made to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to amend regulations around fishing boats having the means to recover an unconscious person from the.