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Friday, 18 January 2013

Belgian beam trawler derrick damaged in poor weather


The crew of the Belgian beam trawler in the process of removing the lower half of the snapped derrick. This is a common occurrence with beam trawlers fishing in poor weather - if the trawl becomes fast (stuck on some sort of hitch on the sea bed) while they are fishing and is lifted on a big swell the sudden strain can easily snap even the biggest of derricks.