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[Macka]

Tributes to trawlerman

Published Date: 09 August 2010

Tributes have been paid to a teenage fisherman lost at sea after his boat hit a passenger ferry.
Daniel McNeill, 16, from Tynemouth, went missing after his boat was in collision with the Scottish Viking Ferry five miles off the coast of St Abbs near Eyemouth, Berwickshire, on Thursday evening.

Despite a rescue mission the Coastguard has said there is no chance of finding Daniel alive.

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Thoughts go out to familly etc, RIP.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Tragic

 

[anthony stobbart]

sliver surfer

sliver surfer

Tragic

yeah it is and at 16yrs old its truely sad and heart breaking for the parents also at this time .

 

[RedcarUk]

16 yr old real shame poor lad was to young, his parents must be devastated.

 

[Macka]

Anyone got info on which boat etc?

 

[Falcone]

This tragedy reinforces just how dangerous a job commercial fishing is, i did it for 7 years and have known men who have been lost at sea or fatally injured whilst doing it.
My condolences go out to his family.

 

[Lowrider]

Anyone got info on which boat etc?

The fisherman was one of two people on board the Homeland fishing vessel when it hit the Scottish Viking off the coast of St Abbs in Eyemouth, Berwickshire.

 

[Macka]

 

[dizzydaz]

very tragic and at a very young age to my thoughts go out to his family and all that knew him

 

[mark]

he was onboard with his brother who is 20. He was pulled from the water ok

MAIB investigation underway & inspection of the ferry that ran them down.

nice piece in the chron last night

ChronicleLive - News - Chronicle News - Pals say farewell to fisherman Daniel McNeill

 

[nrgjim]

fishing for luckys

fishing for luckys

my thoughts go out to his family l have a son 21years old hate to think how l would cope if anything happened to him god bless his family and friends and hope time heals the pain

 

[eddie t]

Sad new indeed thought go out to his family.

 

[Hadji Kareem]

A tragic loss of someone so young. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

RIP