Fine for captain who failed to tell coast guard of incident

The captain of a huge cargo vessel who lost “effective control” of his ship off the Cork coast and came dangerously close to running aground, has been fined for failing to notify the coast guard of the incident.

Turkish national, Mehmet Kaya, was fined €1,250 after his solicitor entered a guilty plea on his behalf at Cork District Court yesterday.

In a case brought by the Department of Transport, Mr Kaya was charged with breaching a vessel traffic directive — namely of failing to immediately inform the Irish Coast Guard of a loss of manoeuvrability — on February 27 last.