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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1988
"LAXNESS AT LOOKOUT DUTIES
COULD BE EQUATED DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND OFTEN THE CONSEQUENCES ARE FATAL.
TO CARFLIES
HB ADO.
MAJOR THE
CAUSE HE POINTED OUT THAT INADEQUATE VIGILANCE WAS
VESSELS, BOTH PESULTING TN HE IN TWO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FISHING LOSS OF LIFE.
KOK LAST MAY VESSEL SHE WAS ON CAPSIZED
THE ONE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT TAP SHEK
WHEN DROWNED
THE FISHING BABY GIRL FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH A LARGE DREDGER.
APRIL BETWEEN A ANOTHER COLLISION IN
FISHING BOAT OCEAN-GOING VESSEL NEAR THE SOUTHEAST APPROACHES TO HONG KONG THE DROWNING OF AN ELDERLY MAN FROM THE FISHING VESSEL.
AND AN LED TO
THE BLAME INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ACCIDENTS PUT
ON IMPROPER PARTICULAR, FAILURE OF LOOKOUT OF ALL FOUR VESSELS INVOLVED, AND IN AN EFFICIENT LOOKOUT ASTERN ON THE PART OF THE FISHING VESSELS.
A
A FISHING BOAT AND MR CHU SAID ANOTHER COLLISION BETWEEN
ON THE PLEASURE PLEASURE VESSEL LAST YEAR RESULTED IN THREE PERSONS CRAFT BEING INJURED.
HAD
ALTHOUGH NO LIFE WAS LOST, THE OWNER OF THE FISHING VESSEL
MEET SUBSEQUENT CIVIL CLAIMS OF TO TO SELL HIS BOAT
WELL OVER $1 MILLION. AGAIN, LACK OF A PROPER LOOKOUT WAS THE MAIN CAUSE.
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"FISHERMEN SHOULD NOT OCCUPY ALL ACTIVITIES, MR CHU SAID.
HANDS ON BOARD
IN FISHING
"AT LEAST ONE PERSON SHOULD ACT AS THE LOOKOUT AT ALL TIMES AND NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES.
ENGAGE IN FISHING HE ADDED.
WITHIN OF
"IN ANY EVENT NO VESSEL SHOULD NEAR MAJOR NAVIGATIONAL FAIRWAYS,
MADE OF A SIMPLE
"IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PERSONS OPERATING SMALI. VESSELS ARE AWARE OF THE LIKELY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES FROM THE FAILURE
HE STRESSED. PRECAUTION TO KEEP A PROPER LOOKOUT,
M
FISHERMEN'S WHICH
ON ACROSS
A HONG
KONG
MR CHU WILL BE PUTTING THIS MESSAGE PROGRAMME ON A CHINESE CHANNEL OF RADIO TELEVISION WILL BE AIRED AT 6.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).