'There are only so many last straws a man can take — but going home wasn't an option'

Even staying upright is a challenge when you're being bounced around the Atlantic. NEIL MICHAEL joined the crew of a trawler out of Dingle to get a taste of their normal day in the office
'There are only so many last straws a man can take — but going home wasn't an option'

Landlubbers would find conditions on a trawler out in the Atlantic very difficult but it's all in a day's work for fisherman such as Bruno aboard the Dingle-based Men Scoedec. Picture: Neil Michael

“Would you like some bacon and spuds?” asked the skipper cheerily.

Not having dared move around the boat since the Atlantic storm began, let alone attempt the perilous expedition to the galley below, I reluctantly accepted his offer.

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