Qld trawler emergency hatch welded shut

By Aaron Bunch
Updated March 19 2019 - 6:33pm, first published 6:27pm
The boat's former owner Dennis Markwell has painted a bleak picture of the prawn trawling operation.
The boat's former owner Dennis Markwell has painted a bleak picture of the prawn trawling operation.

When FV Cassandra sank, killing the two men aboard three years ago, it had a skipper who didn't know the notoriously rough seas, its forward escape hatch welded shut and an out-of-date safety system.

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