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French trawler Bikain crashed into a pontoon and damaged several other boats in Dingle harbour last year after its propellers got jammed in reverse, an official investigation has revealed

Dingle harbour, where the French trawler Bikain crashed into a pontoon and damaged boats last November. Picture: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus  

A French trawler crashed into a pontoon and damaged several other boats in Dingle harbour last year after its propellers got jammed in reverse, an official investigation has revealed.

A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) said the incident involving the fishing vessel Bikain on November 25, 2022, occurred as it was preparing to go to sea to resume fishing after landing its catch and sheltering from bad weather.