Life jackets helped anglers avoid death after fire on boat

THREE Cork anglers narrowly escaped death after their small fishing boat caught fire and sank in Cork Harbour last July.

A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board said it was “fortunate” that all three survivors had been wearing personal flotation devices after they dived into choppy waters to escape the fire on their vessel.

The three men — Jerry O’Sullivan, Jerry Walsh and Alan O’Mahony — had left Aghada pier on the evening of July 21 last for a fishing trip.