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Fishing safety

Fishing safety

14 November 2025
From left are Investigator Ken Crosby, Head of RCIT Neil Cunningham, Deputy Head of RCIT Jay Staff and RCIT Engagement Lead Sharon Williams
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‘Outstanding contribution’ award for Maritime and Coastguard Agency investigators
29 October 2025
Fishing skipper Bruce Mitchell looks out the windows of his vessel
  • Fishing safety
Be prepared: well drilled crew escape ‘out of the blue’ capsize 
31 January 2025
Ben Lovell by the coast in his angling gear holding a fish
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Trapped in the mud: ‘She could hear the panic in my voice’ 
8 August 2024
Tom Thorburn pictured with a large fish held in both hands
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Lifesaving decision by anglers trapped by wet rocks turned to ‘ice’
19 June 2024
Storm Clouds above Whitsand Bay, Cornwall
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Fisher rescued from water shares key safety tips
10 July 2023
Lizard Point in Cornwall
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Safety kit makes the difference to fisherman’s rescue within minutes 
12 January 2023
Emergency Radio Procedures image
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Emergency radio procedures: Does your fishing crew know what to do?
1 September 2020
MCA's headquarters in Southampton
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Fishing vessel owners guilty of safety breaches
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