Beyond the Breakers

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Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters. 
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Episode 164 - Tullaghmurry Lass
Episode 4
Tuesday, 24 March, 2026

This week it's the tale of the small fishing vessel Tullaghmurry Lass, lost in the Irish Sea on February 14th 2002. Sources: Andrews, Rachel and Liam O'Brien. "Tullaghmurry Lass." RTÉ Radio 1, March 2005. https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/646256-lass"Kilkeel Harbour." eOceanic, https://eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/113/kilkeel_harbour_county_down_ireland.McDonald, Henry and Paul Harris. "Three generations lost in family fishing tragedy." The Guardian, 16 Feb 2002. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/17/henrymcdonald.paulharris“Report of investigation into sinking of FV Tullaghmurry Lass N246 with loss of three lives in the Irish Sea on 14 February 2002.” Marine Accident Investigation Branch, February 2003. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/explosion-on-board-prawn-trawler-mussel-dredger-tullaghmurry-lass-resulting-in-vessel-sinking-off-kilkeel-northern-ireland-with-loss-of-3-livesTanney, Paul. "Wreck of missing NI trawler is located." The Irish Times, 23 Mar 2002. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wreck-of-missing-ni-trawler-is-located-1.1054754Support the show