North Sea: Fishermen lucky to survive after line set off WW2 bomb

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Fishermen lucky to survive after line set off WW2 bomb

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said Galwad-Y-Mor sat low in the water after the incident but remained buoyant

The 15m Galwad-Y-Mor was hauling in crab pots off the Norfolk coast when the line disturbed an unexploded bomb on the seabed on 15 December 2020.The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said their preparedness "saved lives".The crew, who had set out from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, were pulling in a string of 100 crab pots about 22 miles north-east of Cromer when they felt tension on the main line.

The explosion deformed the hull, flooded the engine room and caused severe "shock damage" to the interior.After being picked up by a rescue boat sent from a wind farm support ship four miles away, the seven men were given first aid and taken to hospital.The skipper and night watchman both suffered broken bones, while another man needed a plate in his skull and lost the sight in one eye.

 

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