Panicked last minutes aboard the Tit Bonhomme revealed at inquest

Rarely has a voice ever carried so much panic.

Panicked last minutes aboard the Tit Bonhomme revealed at inquest

“Yes... we’re at... helicopter please, we’re after hitting the island off... going into Union Hall, boat is aground... the vessel... ah shit... is the Tit Bonhomme, please hurry...”

As the two calls from the stricken trawler, which sank in Jan 2012 with the loss of five of its crew in Glandore Harbour, were played at the inquest in Cork yesterday, the desperation of those on board sundered the air inside Courtroom 2.

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