East Yorkshire skipper describes ‘panic and worry’ after North Sea collision

Neil Robson, owner of Genesis Fishing Ltd in Bridlington, known as the “Lobster Capital of Europe”, relies on the shellfish trade for his family business, catching crab and lobster for both UK and international markets. When a major collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship occurred in the North Sea, causing a large fire off the coast of Hull, Robson, who was on board his boat Genesis, expressed concern for the safety of those at sea and the future of the fishing industry as a whole. Despite the worry and panic surrounding the incident, Robson’s other fishing boat, Our Helena, was also out on the North Sea at the time of the collision.

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