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#1 Mrs R

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Posted 20 July 2009 - 09:14 PM

Cant find the words.....
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Two people have died after a clam dredger containing four people, capsized off the Scottish Highlands.
Another man was pulled from the water off Ardnamurchan Point but his condition is not known. A fourth man is still missing. A member of the public spotted the boat capsize near Bo Fascadale, about 1.5 miles north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan, at about 1710 BST.
Two helicopters, a lifeboat and several other vessels are involved.
By 1815 BST one man had been pulled from the water by a yacht, the "Arran Comrade", which had responded to a coastguard mayday call, and a search began for the other three.
Two of the others were later recovered from the water but, according to Northern Constabulary, were dead on arrival at hospital.
The fourth man remains unaccounted for.
A coastguard spokesman said the man pulled from the water by the yacht crew had not been wearing a lifejacket.
He was transferred to a lifeboat - and taken to Broadford Hospital on the Isle of Skye.



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Posted 20 July 2009 - 09:19 PM

sad news :cheers: :cheers:

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Posted 20 July 2009 - 09:32 PM

terrible rip boys
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Posted 20 July 2009 - 10:08 PM

deepest sympathy.
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Posted 20 July 2009 - 10:12 PM

Sad news, our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family and friends
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Posted 20 July 2009 - 10:55 PM

another disaster amongst our fishing family.god bless and god rest.
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Posted 20 July 2009 - 11:06 PM

horrible, simply horrible

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Posted 20 July 2009 - 11:51 PM

Terrible news. :cheers:

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 12:09 AM

I have just heard the terrible news . My deepest sympathy to all the bereaved families . May the souls of their loved ones Rest in Peace.
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 07:59 AM

Sadly more names to add to the memorial of lost fishermen.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 08:41 AM

a shitty week just gets worse, terrible news
And their teeth will be blunted like lions and they will be cast away on whirlwinds and such!!!!

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 10:16 AM

http://news.bbc.co.u...nds/8160362.stm

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Posted 22 July 2009 - 07:56 AM

Tributes to tragic fishing boat skipper from the North West Evening Mail @ http://www.nwemail.c...h=news/1.108343

Tributes to tragic fishing boat skipper

Last updated 13:53, Tuesday, 21 July 2009

THREE men have died after a Maryport fishing boat capsized last night in rough seas off the west coast of Scotland.

One of the crew was pulled alive from the sea when the boat’s mayday call was answered by a yacht but the three other men on board all died.

Details were still emerging today but the boat involved has been named as the Aquila, a scallop dredger which was skippered by Tony Hayton.

The survivor is understood to be Timmy Rawley, who is in his 30s.

The drama triggered a major rescue operation after a passer-by on shore spotted the stricken vessel at 5.10pm from the shore, its upturned hull still visible in the water.

A Coastguard rescue helicopter based in Stornaway was deployed to search for the three missing men off Ardnamurchan, which is the British mainland’s most westerly point.

The bodies of all three missing trawler-men were recovered and confirmed dead last night on arrival at Skye’s Broadford Hospital.

As news of the tragedy spread , there was a profound sense of shock among Maryport’s maritime community.

Tony Hayton's ex-partner Julie Eastbrook, 34, spoke emotionally of how she broke the news of the 45-year-old's death to their daughter Shannon, nine.

Julie, who also lives in Mayport, said: “Shannon is devastated and she has not properly taken in what has happened yet. She absolutley adored her dad.

“We heard the news that a boat was down earlier this evening and we hoped it would not be anyone we knew. I got a call from Tony’s cousin to say the police had been in touch and that it was his boat.

“The whole community will be devastated, as Maryport is very close-knit, particularly the fishing community. Tony was really dedicated to his crew. Fishing was his life. It's hard to think how this could have happened to him.”

John Hemse, secretary of the Mallaig and North-West Fishermen's Association, said his death had shocked the community.

Mr Hemse said: "Tony was a very experienced skipper and knew the waters well. He worked up the west coast, he was one of the boys. We're all numb with what has happened."

Maryport townsfolk have also paid tribute to Mr Hayton.

James Mitchell, 60, was his teacher at Netherhall School and fished alongside him.

"Tony will be greatly missed. He comes from a very close and caring family which is well respected in Maryport and the local fishing community.

"He was an inspiration to other fisherman and was very experienced. But unfortunately the nature of the job meant Tony and his crew had to travel to even begin to catch any fish.

"I've known him since he was a baby and he loved fishing from an early age. His family are absolutely and totally devastated. He leaves behind a wife and young daughter.

"He was a good son, husband, brother and father and will be missed very much. It will take the family a long time to get over this."

Butcher Craig Walsh, of Walsh's butchers on Crosby Street, said: "Tony was a genuine sort of a bloke, he loved festivals and probably would have been going to the Maryport Blues Festival. He liked to enjoy himself and was a great lad, always happy."

Olive Dixon, who runs a greengrocers in Crosby Street, said: " They were good lads, I've known them since they were little. It's so sudden. I think it will have a big effect on the Maryport community."

And Shawn Humphreys, 37, skipper of fishing boat Chelaris, said: "They were all hard working lads, I'ds known them for 20 years."

His brother Wayne, who also works on the Chelaris, said: " They would always speak when they saw you. This type of thing is part of the job and it's a risk you take."

Last night’s dramatic rescue bid began after a member of the public saw the boat overturn in rough seas near Bo Fascadale, one-and-a-half miles north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan.

Within an hour, the crew of the yacht Arran Comrade rescued the only survivor

A Coastguard spokesman said the man pulled from the sea by the yacht crew was transferred to the Mallaig RNLI Lifeboat, which took him to Skye.

The winds at the time of the tragedy were registering at Force 7 - up to 38mph - on the Beaufort scale.

RAF spokesman Michael Mulford said: “It's really very sad, after all that effort, to have to concede only one of those four is going home safe and well.”

Mr Mulford said there had been a "very quick" response.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch will launch an investigation into the incident.

A coastguard helicopter recovered another man, who was flown to the Skye hospital but was also pronounced dead on arrival.

Inquiries will be carried out into the circumstances surrounding the incident and police will report the deaths to the Procurator Fiscal.


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Posted 22 July 2009 - 12:07 PM

From the BBC News Site @ http://news.bbc.co.u...nds/8162565.stm

Plans made to recover death boat

Divers are expected to inspect the scallop dredger that capsized leading to the loss of three crewmen before the boat is towed to a nearby harbour.

The Aquila overturned off Ardnamurchan Point in the west Highlands on Monday.

Skipper Tony Hayton, Peter Hilton and Thomas Sanderson, all from Cumbria, died. A fourth member of the crew, who is 32, survived.

A fishing boat, the Silver Dawn, has been hired to stand by the upturned hull until it is towed to Mallaig.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch will investigate why the boat capsized in relatively good conditions.

The survivor was picked up by a yacht, a twister called Arran Comrade, and has been released from hospital.

The other three crewmen were recovered from the water but were all pronounced dead on arrival at Broadford Hospital on the Isle of Skye.

A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman said none of the four was wearing a lifejacket.

He added that wearing the gear may have helped to save their lives.

Fishing industry leaders have paid tributes to the crewmen who died.

A coastguard tug - Anglian Sovereign - was anchored near the upturned hull of the Aquila as a precaution against pollution from the boat.
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Posted 23 July 2009 - 08:23 AM

Courtesy of the STV Web Site @ http://news.stv.tv/s...lans-under-way/


Capsized fishing boat recovery plans under way. - Divers are expected to be sent to the Aquila which overturned off Ardnamurchan point on Monday night.

22 July 2009 12:13 PM

Plans are underway to recover the scallop dredger which capsized off the West Highlands with the loss of three men.

Divers are expected to be sent to the Aquila which overturned off Ardnamurchan point on Monday night.

Skipper Tony Hayton died along with crewmates Peter Hilton and Thomas Sanderson, a fourth man – Timmy Rawley - survived. 

All members of the crew were form the Cumbrian town of Maryport.

The boat, which was collecting scallops, overturned in the vicinity of Bo Fascadale, around a mile and a half north of Kilmory, Ardnamurchan. Search teams were alerted by a caller who spotted the boat's upturned hull at around 5.10pm on Monday.

Mr Rawley was pulled from the water by a nearby yacht. The other three crewmen were recovered by lifeboat and helicopter teams but were pronounced dead when they arrived at hospital.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the boat being thrown about in choppy seas prior to the incident.

Some have speculated that the boat’s gear may have become snagged on the sea floor.

An investigation into the cause of the accident by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch is under way.


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Posted 24 July 2009 - 07:48 AM

Courtesy of the Times and Star On Line @ http://www.timesands...errerPath=news/

Mystery over tragedy that struck a skilled crew and modern boat

Last updated 19:28, Thursday, 23 July 2009

SEASONED skipper Tony Hayton was part of the nomadic scalloping community that trawls the Irish Sea and the Western Isles.

He knew the grounds well and his was a skilled and experienced crew. His boat, the Aquila, was purpose-built for the job and the weather on Monday was relatively calm near Bo Fascadale, north of Kilmory.

There was nothing, it seemed, to suggest an impending disaster which would plunge four men into the sea and a town into mourning.

But something did happen which overturned the boat, forcing the men to make a frantic swim for the shore.

Frank Davis, manager of the Maryport and Solway Fishing Co-operative, said: “It’s been so unexpected but whatever happened, it must have been sudden and taken them off-guard, or else they would have taken action.”

John Hermse, secretary of the Scallop Association, said: “He was experienced and there were other boats around. The whole thing’s a mystery. It wasn’t poor weather, not what fishermen would class as poor anyway.”

Mr Hayton’s boat, the Aquila, had seven dredges on each side suspended from two bars but some of the larger trawlers can have as many as 20 dredges on each side.

The dredges have metal teeth that scrape the seabed, digging up buried clams.

Mr Davis said that the teeth sometimes caught on rocks or reefs but was unwilling to speculate about whether this could have caused the boat to capsize.

He said: “If they get snagged on rocks, that makes them fast. You can’t see what’s down there.”

A member of the public saw the boat overturn near Bo Fascadale and raised the alarm.

Two helicopters, two lifeboats and several other vessels were involved in the search and one man, 32-year-old Timmy Rowley, was pulled alive from the sea by the crew of a yacht.

For the other three, the emergency services’ efforts were in vain, and Mr Hayton, 45, and two crew men, Peter Hilton, 52, and Thomas Martin Sanderson, 52, were pronounced dead on arrival at Broadford Hospital on Skye.

The deaths of three crewmen have sent shock waves through the maritime community in West Cumbria.

John McAvoy junior, skipper of the Golden Fleece, said: “They were spot-on lads. They will be deeply missed.”

Shawn Humphreys, 37, skipper of fishing boat Chelaris, said: “They were all hard-working lads, I’d known them for 20 years.”

His brother Wayne, who also works on the Chelaris, said: “They would always speak when they saw you. This type of thing is part of the job, it’s a risk you take.

“It’s hit the fishermen hard, it’s a big shock and we’re devastated. They were well-known and had a lot of friends.”

Mr McAvoy added: “When you hear of tragedies like this it brings it home how dangerous it can be.”

Sharron Holliday said: “I was born in Maryport and all my family still live there, I got the fright of my life today when I heard about this as my youngest brother Steven was also out at sea at this time.

“My deepest sympathy and thoughts are with these families at this sad time.”

Leonie Gothard, who had known Tony for 10 years, said: “Tony was a friend of ours at the King’s Arms. I am deeply saddened by his loss. He was such a nice bloke. My thoughts are with all the families.”

Butcher Craig Walsh, of Walsh’s butchers on Crosby Street, said: “Tony was a genuine sort of a bloke, he loved festivals and probably would have been going to the Maryport Blues Festival.

“He liked to enjoy himself and was a great lad, always happy.”

Olive Dixon, who runs a greengrocers in Crosby Street, said: “They were good lads, I’ve known them since they were little. It’s so sudden. I think it will have a big effect on the Maryport community.”

Superintendent George Ayoma, of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, came to Maryport from Fleetwood to help the families of the dead men.

He said: “I am here to help the families cope with the immediate effect but also to look after the long-term welfare of those who have been left behind.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”


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Posted 25 February 2010 - 03:21 PM

This from the Times & Star @ http://www.timesands...errerPath=news/

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Aquila tragedy Maryport family in search of answers

Last updated at 07:08, Friday, 05 February 2010

THE family of one of the Maryport fishermen who died in July say they will not be able to come to terms with the tragedy until they know exactly what happened.

Peter Hilton was one of three who died when the scallop dredger Aquila capsized off Ardnamurchan Point on the west coast of Scotland.

Mr Hilton left behind his partner Paulene Lightfoot, daughter Emma, and sons Peter and Shaun.

Inspectors from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) visited the family at their Moorside Drive home on Tuesday to update them on the progress of the investigation but many of their questions remain unanswered, making it difficult for them to come to terms with the tragedy.

Emma said: “You can’t start to get over it until everything is finished. We need the full picture before we can move on and everything is on hold until we know exactly what happened.

“People think you should be over it but it’s not over. It’s still going on for us.”

Paulene, 48, said: “We are just sitting here waiting for information. It’s scandalous.”

The Lightfoots want to know why no lifeboat or helicopter was able to reach the men, when the inquest will be held and whether Mr Hilton was hurt during the incident, preventing him from swimming.

Paulene added that she felt she had not been given as much information as partners of the other fishermen because she was not married to Mr Hilton.

Emma said: “It shouldn’t be like that because they were together for a long time and have three children together.”

The family were told more details about what is thought to have happened, including how far away coastguards were and what is believed to have caused the tragedy.

Roger Carlisle, principal inspector of marine accidents, instructed them not to talk about the preliminary findings until the official results are announced in the next six to eight weeks.

Paulene said: “They came to tell us their side of the story before we were told all sorts of stuff that wasn’t true but we were told it was confidential because the full results haven’t been released yet.”

The inquest will probably be in March and everything will be finished by April.

The family were also anxious to scotch false rumours that they have received a large pay out from insurers.

They said they thought the MAIB had also visited the families of the other two men who died, skipper Tony Hayton and Martin Sanderson, and survivor Timmy Rowley.

A memorial to honour the fishermen was discussed by Maryport Town Council last year.Paulene Lightfoot said she would like to see a plaque outside the Maryport & Solway Fishing Cooperative rather than outside Christ Church, known locally as the fishermen’s church.She said: “That way the other fishermen can see it when they come into the harbour.”A spontaneous collection was started immediately after the tragedy but the Lightfoot family said they had no idea where it was, who was in charge of it or how much money had been raised.Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance funded the recovery of the Aquila, while the MAIB is responsible for the investigation.

First published at 19:24, Thursday, 04 February 2010
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk




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