Deaths call ship registry into question claims league

Monday, 5 October 2015 00:00

There needs to be greater accountability for fatalities on Manx registered ships.

That's the belief of the Celtic League which is concerned poor safety records will call the Island's ship registry into question.

25 people have died as a result of incidents and collisions on Manx registered vessels over the past decade.

Director of information Bernard Moffatt says it's time the registry took a harsher line for the sake of its own reputation:

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