A DETERMINATION from Sheriff Ian Cruickshank on the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a fisherman off the coast of Shetland is expected to be issued in the next few weeks. As the inquiry came to a close on Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Cruickshank acknowledged the.
A FISHERMAN who fell overboard from a local whitefish trawler is unlikely to have survived even if he had worn his personal flotation device (PFD) correctly, an inquiry into his death heard on Tuesday. Edison Lacaste died after falling into the water while carrying out repairs.
THE SKIPPER of a local whitefish trawler told an inquiry at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday how he was unable to hold on to a fellow crewman who fell overboard while carrying out repairs. The body of Edison Lacaste was recovered from the waters by the Sumburgh based search and.