A 53-year-old Ghanaian fisherman, based in Ireland, has tragically lost his life in a freak accident while aboard a trawler.
The deceased, identified as Moses Odonkor, a resident of Skibbereen, is reported to have sustained fatal injuries on February 4, 2025, while aboard the trawler.
Authorities have described the incident as a workplace accident, noting that it occurred when the crew of his vessel was deploying heavy nets into the fishing grounds near the Porcupine Bank, within Irish territorial waters, according to sundayword.com.
Frantic rescue efforts by his crew members were unfortunately unsuccessful, as he succumbed to his injuries even before emergency services could intervene.
