Skipper Jailed for Putting Passengers' Lives at Risk ; Ferry Skipper Failed to Keep Liferaft Serviced

Western Morning News, The › February 02, 2010

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A CORNISH ferry skipper who put the lives of passengers at risk by going to sea without a serviced liferaft has been jailed for six months.

George Henry Pill, 61, pleaded guilty to the charge and to the hydrostatic release unit (HRU) - a device which releases the raft in the event of an emergency - having expired.

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Skipper Jailed for Putting Passengers' Lives at Risk ; Ferry Skipper Failed to Keep Liferaft Serviced

Truro Crown Court was told yesterday Pill allowed the 50- passenger boat the Haven Rose to ferry passengers between Falmouth and Tru...

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