CREW SAVED IN TRAWLER FIRE.Byline: By MIRROR REPORTER FOUR fishermen cheated death yesterday when they were brought to safety from this blazing trawler. The Irish Coastguard Marine Control Centre in Dublin received a mayday at 10.15am from the Gismonde, operating from Dunmore East, Co Waterford. It is believed a fire started in the engine room and ripped through the vessel as it was positioned 60km southwest of the Welsh coast. All four crew scrambled into a lifeboat and another trawler, The Ocean Pearl, later picked the men up. Skipper Sean Stafford was said to be suffering from smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. . They were all "comfortable" yesterday. An MRCC MRCC Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma MRCC Micro RC Center MRCC Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre MRCC Montana Raptor Conservation Center MRCC Movement Report Control Center MRCC Medical Regulating Control Center controller said: "The Gismonde is still on fire and drifting around The Smalls off the south-west coast of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. ." CAPTION(S): INFERNO: Irish trawler Gismonde off Welsh coast yesterday PIC: RTE (1) See runtime engine. (2) (Real-Time Executive) The operating system used in the HP 1000 series. See HP 1000. News/Irish Coastguard |
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