Clive Hendry was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water
A salmon farming company has been fined £800,000 after the horrific death of an employee during a ‘touch and go’ sea transfer.
Yesterday Fife based Mowi Scotland Limited pled guilty to health and safety breaches at Inverness Sheriff Court. The prosecutor told the court the tragedy happened on the afternoon of 18 February 2020 at the company’s Ardintoul fish farm onvolving the work boat Beinn Na Caillich. A technician on board the Sea Cap saw Mr Hendry ‘struggling and distressed’ and having difficulty holding onto the Sea Cap’s ladder. He attempted to stop him from falling by holding onto his lifejacket and clothing, but the severely injured man slipped out of them into the water.
Since the accident, unsecured ‘touch and go’ transfers have been stopped. Any transfers to or from vessels like the Beinn na Caillich now only take place once vessels are secured, and the master of the vessel is satisfied that it is safe to do so.
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