A fishing boat probably grounded and sank off Skye with the loss of two crewmen because one of them fell asleep in the wheelhouse, a report has said. Neil Sutherland, 39, and David Davidson, 40, both from Burghead in Moray, died when their prawn trawler, the Brothers, went down on 1 June.
Green Marine
about 20 years ago
Report warns of fisherman fatigue
A fishing boat probably grounded and sank off Skye with the loss of two crewmen because one of them fell asleep in the wheelhouse, a report has said. Neil Sutherland, 39, and David Davidson, 40, both from Burghead in Moray, died when their prawn trawler, the Brothers, went down on 1 June.
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