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Fraserburgh fire deaths boat 'engulfed in smoke' | Fraserburgh fire deaths boat 'engulfed in smoke' |
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A fishing boat in which three crewmen died at Fraserburgh harbour was engulfed in smoke, a fatal accident inquiry has heard. | A fishing boat in which three crewmen died at Fraserburgh harbour was engulfed in smoke, a fatal accident inquiry has heard. |
The men were killed in a fire which swept through the Banff-registered trawler Vision II in August 2008. | The men were killed in a fire which swept through the Banff-registered trawler Vision II in August 2008. |
They were Filipinos Ramilito Calipayan and Benjamin Potot, both 33, and 50-year-old Latvian, Rimants Venckus. | They were Filipinos Ramilito Calipayan and Benjamin Potot, both 33, and 50-year-old Latvian, Rimants Venckus. |
Witness Alan Beedie told Peterhead Sheriff Court he raised the alarm and there was nothing more he could do. | Witness Alan Beedie told Peterhead Sheriff Court he raised the alarm and there was nothing more he could do. |
Mr Beedie, 61, a harbour security guard, said he was on patrol on the night of the incident. | Mr Beedie, 61, a harbour security guard, said he was on patrol on the night of the incident. |
He said a lot of foreign seamen stayed on boats. | He said a lot of foreign seamen stayed on boats. |
Mr Beedie said he saw smoke in the early hours coming from the wheelhouse area, and thought someone was cooking, but realised something was not right. | Mr Beedie said he saw smoke in the early hours coming from the wheelhouse area, and thought someone was cooking, but realised something was not right. |
Likely causes | Likely causes |
He went aboard to check but was engulfed in smoke. He opened another door and was again engulfed. | He went aboard to check but was engulfed in smoke. He opened another door and was again engulfed. |
Mr Beedie said the smoke was thick and he could not see anything. | |
Five minutes later the emergency services arrived. | Five minutes later the emergency services arrived. |
Skipper Zander Jack, 50, from Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, told the FAI he only took ownership of Vision II the day before the fire. | |
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report after the incident said a faulty heater or a smouldering cigarette were the likely causes of the fire. | A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report after the incident said a faulty heater or a smouldering cigarette were the likely causes of the fire. |
The FAI had been due to start last summer. | The FAI had been due to start last summer. |
However it was postponed after the court heard there had been difficulty contacting the dead men's families and that fresh information had been received from the Health and Safety Executive. | However it was postponed after the court heard there had been difficulty contacting the dead men's families and that fresh information had been received from the Health and Safety Executive. |