Safety rules useless if not policed

Had five people been killed in a road traffic accident, including three generations of the same family, there would be no question that the Director of Public Prosecutions would instigate an investigation to establish any basis of culpability.

In the case of the tragedy of the Pisces the standard of onus cannot, and should not, be any lower than that which would apply to a tragedy of similar proportions ashore.

What occurred off the coast of Fethard-on-Sea less than 12 months ago, was, with hindsight, a disaster waiting to happen once the ill-fated boat put to sea.