Drowning victims’ boat may have been unsuitable

A HARD-HITTING preliminary report into a drowning tragedy, which claimed five lives this summer, suggests the vessel the group travelled in was unsuitable for sea expeditions.

Five people, including three generations of one family, died when the Pisces went down a mile-and-a-half off the coast of Wexford on July 28.

The inquiry was conducted by inspectors from the maritime safety inspectorate in the Department of the Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.