Post-accident photograph showing the vessel low in water.
- Credit: Courtesy of MAIB
An investigation is under way after an explosion on a crabbing boat off the coast of Norfolk, which left some crew with life-changing injuries.
Preliminary investigations into the explosion on the Galwad-Y-Mor suggest the blast may have been triggered by old munitions on the seabed being disturbed as crab pots were recovered.
RNLI Cromer’s all-weather Tamar class lifeboat was launched at 12.14pm on Tuesday, December 15, after reports of the boat in trouble 22 nautical miles from Cromer.
On arrival at the scene, the lifeboat found all seven of the fishing boat s crew had evacuated their vessel and got into a life raft.