§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many fishermen who have lost their lives at sea in UK waters in each of the past five years were(a) UK citizens, (b) crew of a UK-registered flag of convenience vessel and (c) crew of foreign vessels. [37951]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe numbers of fishermen who have lost their lives in the United Kingdom's 12-mile territorial waters are recorded in the database of the Marine Accidents Investigation Branch. The record refers to the lives lost from UK and non-UK registered vessels and does not identify citizenship details of fatalities nor the nationality of the beneficial ownership of a fishing vessel.
Details of the beneficial ownership of a fishing vessel have been obtained from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The figures are produced in tabular form.
Deaths from UK registered vessels Number of which are from vessels beneficially owned by foreign interests Deaths from non-UK registered vessels 1997 9 0 3 1998 13 0 1 1999 6 0 1 2000 8 1 2 2001 6 0 0
§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) accidents at sea, (b) fishing vessels lost and (c) lives lost there were in the UK fishing industry during 2001. [37950]
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§ Mr. JamiesonProvisional figures for UK fishing industry accidents reported to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch during 2001 are:
- (a) Fishing vessel accidents at sea 312;
- (b) Fishing vessel losses 33; and
- (c) Lives lost from fishing vessels 9.