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Seven crab fishermen were injured when their boat was blasted out of the water by a suspected Second World War explosive. Several crew members of the 42ft boat Galwad-Y-Mor suffered life-changing injuries in the accident, 25 miles north of Cromer, Norfolk, last Tuesday. The two British and five Latvian men were hauling in a line … Read more
‘We will protect our fishermen’: Navy should be used to stop EU trawlers operating in UK waters, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP defends plan to deploy four patrol boats if trade talks with the EU collapse He says fishermen have a right to be protected while they go about their work But critics say … Read more
Fishermen rescue turtle from the razor sharp jaws of a tiger shark after it tries desperately to climb aboard their boat Kai Survance and his friends were out fishing when they saw the sea tussle Pair in boat off coast of Abaco, Bahamas, when turtle and tiger shark appeared Turtle tried to climb on their … Read more
French fishermen have warned they will set up blockades to stop British vessels from ‘supplying the French market’ in the event of a No Deal Brexit. They said they would respond to having ‘zero access’ to UK waters by blocking ships carrying vital goods from entering major ports such as Calais. It will not just … Read more
Boko Haram massacre kills at least 43: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen – with dozens still missing after barbaric attack The workers were rounded up and slaughtered by the militants in Borno state Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility but is believed to be behind attack Villagers … Read more
A search for two missing fishermen was called off on Sunday as relatives told of their fears for the men’s lives. Adam Harper and Robert Morley were swept into the sea when their scallop boat sank off the English coast on Saturday. A third man, the boat’s skipper Dave Bickerstaff, 34, was rescued after he was … Read more
Desperate hunt for two fishermen missing at sea after their boat sank off the Sussex coast – as one crew member is pulled from the water alive A distress beacon from the Joanna C began broadcasting at 6am Saturday The EPIRB automatically broadcasts if a vessel sinks showing its last location One crew member from … Read more
Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’ – despite women making up just 2.7% of trawler crews Europe editor Katya Adler used the gender neutral description on air yesterday Critics argued that people working on trawlers are overwhelmingly men Ashley Mullenger, who calls herself the ‘female fisherman’, joined … Read more
Heartwarming moment fishermen save exhausted monkey from drowning and give it a ride on their oar They spotted the tired howler monkey in Tres Vendas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil They helped the monkey by using an oar and left it near a tree branch Howler monkeys are endangered species of Central and South America By Aliki … Read more
French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit … Read more