§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all incidents of collision between fishing boats or their gear and submarines in 1989 and 1988 in United Kingdom waters.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe names of United Kingdom (and Isle of Man) fishing vessels reported to the Department as having been involved in incidents or suspected incidents with submarines in 1989 are listed in the table together with the date of the incident. There were no similar incidents reported to the Department in 1988.
Vessel Date of incident New Dawn 3 January 1989 Lau Ann 22 January 1989 Spes Bona (and Arturus and Strathayre) 27 February 1989 Seagull 31 March 1989 Northern Lights 31 March 1989 Laurel (Isle of Man) 17 April 1989 Huntress 28 June 1989 Scotia 13 November 1989 Sarah Marie 7 December 1989
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of United Kingdom fishing boats lost at sea in 1988 and 1989.
§ Mr. McLoughlinFor 1988 the figure is 22. For 1989 the number is not yet available.