LAWYERS for the loved ones of those killed in the Flying Phantom tug tragedy have given their reaction to the £650,000 fine issued to Clydeport.
The port authority was issued with the penalty on Monday after admitting health and safety failures connected to the 2007 accident which claimed the lives of local men Stephen Humphreys and Eric Blackley and their colleague Robert Cameron.
Andrew Henderson, a partner with Thompsons Solicitors, who represent the families, said: “This fine imposed on Clydeport shows just how serious the breaches of health and safety regulations were.
“The sentence sends out a clear message to all companies who operate on the River Clyde that safety must come first.
“Now that this prosecution is at an end the Crown Office must, without delay, begin a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Flying Phantom’s sinking.
“This is the only way we can learn lessons from this awful accident to make sure something like this never happens again.”
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