€262k for family of drowned Egyptian fisherman

The family of an Egyptian fisherman who died when the Tit Bonhomme trawler sank off Glandore, Co Cork, three years ago has settled its High Court action for €262,700.

Father-of-two Wael Mohamed, 35, drowned along with four others, including the skipper Michael Hayes, when the Tit Bonhomme ran aground at Adam’s Island in Glandore Harbour on January 15, 2012.

In the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told an action taken on behalf of Mr Mohamed’s widow and children had been settled without an admission of liability.