Principal dies after boat capsizes while laying lobster pots

A 66-year-old man became the fifth person to die in marine tragedies this week when his body was discovered near his capsized boat in West Cork yesterday.

The dead man, named locally as retired school principal Pearse Lyne, was found near Pulleen Pier, Castletownbere, shortly before 2.30pm.

Mr Lyne, a respected member of the local community who was married with three children, was an experienced “hobby” fishermen who was believed to have been laying lobster pots when the accident happened.