Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 February 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Petition on Justice and Marine Safety: Discussion
Mr. C.J. Gaffney:
I think that was our seventh one. The previous one before this was a beam trawler we bought in Holland and was six years old. This is a far more modern state-of-the-art trawler. The last trawler was smaller and did not have the same towing power. We used to fish out of Newlyn and Penzance in Cornwall all the time. This was much deeper. Her stern was covered in, so the cabins were on the deck; they were not down below. There were a load of safety features and it also provided greater comfort. That is why we went from one to the other. They were the same size. We had previous experience and this was not our-----
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