The Ministry of Public Works’ Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the sinking of a Noble House Seafoods trawler last month and the disappearance of three of its crew has unearthed major breaches and this has triggered safety inspections of all vessels and scrutiny of captain’s licences
The findings have led Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill to declare that there must be changes in the system to minimise the chance of a recurrence.
The report containing the findings of the inquiry was presented to Edghill yesterday and while the findings are yet to be fully made public, the minister disclosed that there were glaring breaches in the licences held by the captain, certification of the vessel’s seaworthiness, plus Noble House Seafood’s failure to alert authorities, among others.
