HC Deb 13 October 1975 vol 897 c623W
Mr. Channon

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many serious accidents have occurred among fishermen involved in inshore fishing in the last 10-year

FATAL AND NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON FISHING VESSELS OF UNDER 80 FT.
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Total
(a) Number of serious non-fatal accidents 27 2 1 18 18 6 16 5 2 39 134
(b) Number of deaths by accident 13 12 11 15 20 21 10 16 8 29 155
(c) Number in (a) above which relate to ships operating from East Anglian ports — — — — — — — — — — Nil
(d) Number in (b) above which relate to ships operating from East Anglian ports — — 1 — 2 — — — — — 3