Tuesday 30 October 2012
Close call in the Irish Sea as prawn trawler sinks in seconds.
The footage shows skipper of the Ardglass-registered boat the Snowdonia Stephen Kearney and his crewmate stranded on their sinking ship. Shot using a camera phone by Airidas Grabauskas in the passing trawler Tribute, the film shows the doomed vessel rapidly sinking and falling apart, scattering debris in the Irish sea. The two can be seen trying to leap to safety as the trawler suddenly starts to slip stern-first into the deep, threatening to suck them under.
Read the full story here from the Belfst Telegraph:
