Capsize and sinking of prawn trawler Nancy Glen with loss of 2 lives

During the turn, Nancy Glen began to list to starboard. The list rapidly increased and caused loose items in the cabin to fall and the refrigerator door to fly open. Initially the two crewmen were unconcerned as the vessel normally listed during turns. However, as the list continued to increase, they became increasingly worried. One of the crewmen shouted to his colleague to get out, then made his way up into the wheelhouse. There, he noted that the skipper was at the wheel and that the vessel was listing at such a severe angle that the main deck guardrails were starting to become immersed. He heard the skipper shout that he did not know what was happening; the crewman then repeated his call to get off the vessel·......

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