FAI to probe creel boat fishing fatality

Fatal Accident Inquiry Date Set for Kingfisher Man Overboard Case - Scottish Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

Fatal Accident Inquiry set for February into death of Kingfisher deckhand Richard Fiati after MAIB found safety and communication failures on board Inquiry Announced Into Death Of Kingfisher Deckhand A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will take place early next year into the death of Richard Fiati, the deckhand who died after going overboard from the creel vessel Kingfisher on 12 July 2024. The…

FAI to probe creel boat fishing fatality

Richard Fiati was working on the Kingfisher when the fatal accident occurred. (MAIB) Arrangements were finalised on Tuesday for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a West African creel fisherman off Orkney. It is to be held at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on February 9 and 10 next year, in front of Sheriff Robert McDonald. Richard Fiati drowned after being accidentally dragged overboard from a creelboat 30 nautical miles east-north-east off Wic…