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| Sunken fishing boat boss in court | |
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| The former employer of seven fishermen who drowned when the Solway Harvester sank more than eight years ago has appeared in a Scottish court. | The former employer of seven fishermen who drowned when the Solway Harvester sank more than eight years ago has appeared in a Scottish court. |
| Richard Gidney was ordered to give evidence after he refused to attend the reopened inquest on the Isle of Man. | Richard Gidney was ordered to give evidence after he refused to attend the reopened inquest on the Isle of Man. |
| Mr Gidney was acquitted of manslaughter charges three years ago when a judge ruled there was "no case to answer". | Mr Gidney was acquitted of manslaughter charges three years ago when a judge ruled there was "no case to answer". |
| He faced arrest if he failed to appear at the hearing in Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court, which could last several days. | He faced arrest if he failed to appear at the hearing in Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court, which could last several days. |
| The Solway Harvester sank off the Isle of Man on 11 January, 2000, with the loss of all seven crew on the Kirkcudbright-based dredger. | |
| VICTIMS OF THE SOLWAY HARVESTER SINKING Skipper Craig Mills, 29Robin Mills, 33, Craig's brotherDavid Mills, 17, Craig's cousinMartin Milligan, 26John Murphy, 22David Lyons, 18Wesley Jolly, 17 | VICTIMS OF THE SOLWAY HARVESTER SINKING Skipper Craig Mills, 29Robin Mills, 33, Craig's brotherDavid Mills, 17, Craig's cousinMartin Milligan, 26John Murphy, 22David Lyons, 18Wesley Jolly, 17 |
| The fishermen who died all came from near the village of Isle of Whithorn, in Dumfries and Galloway. | The fishermen who died all came from near the village of Isle of Whithorn, in Dumfries and Galloway. |
| Mr Gidney went on trial on the Isle of Man for manslaughter in 2005 but was acquitted. | Mr Gidney went on trial on the Isle of Man for manslaughter in 2005 but was acquitted. |
| An official inquest opened in November 2006 but Mr Gidney did not appear. | An official inquest opened in November 2006 but Mr Gidney did not appear. |
| He was still absent at a further sitting of the inquest, prompting the Manx coroner Michael Moyle to issue a strongly-worded statement expressing "concern and displeasure". | He was still absent at a further sitting of the inquest, prompting the Manx coroner Michael Moyle to issue a strongly-worded statement expressing "concern and displeasure". |
| Mr Moyle then petitioned the Court of Session in Edinburgh to see if Mr Gidney could be forced to give evidence. | Mr Moyle then petitioned the Court of Session in Edinburgh to see if Mr Gidney could be forced to give evidence. |
| Monday's hearing is taking place before Sheriff Principal Brian Lockhart. | Monday's hearing is taking place before Sheriff Principal Brian Lockhart. |