Skipper tells how British submarine almost 'capsized and sunk' trawler before they released their nets

The skipper of a trawler towed at high speed through the Irish Sea after a British submarine snagged in its nets has called on the authorities to tell all about what happened.

Skipper tells how British submarine almost 'capsized and sunk' trawler before they released their nets

The skipper of a trawler towed at high speed through the Irish Sea after a British submarine snagged in its nets has called on the authorities to tell all about what happened.

The lives of the crew were endangered after the Karen was trailed backwards at seven knots in April 2015 15 miles from Ardglass - one of the North's main fishing ports in the south east, inspectors said.

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