Inquest begins into Co Down fishing deaths

The inquest into the deaths of three generations of a family in a fishing tragedy off the Co Down coast last year is to begin…

The inquest into the deaths of three generations of a family in a fishing tragedy off the Co Down coast last year is to begin today.

The three members of the Greene family died when their fishing boat, the Tullaghmurry Lass, sank in calm waters on Valentine's Day, 2002.

Michael Greene Snr (54), his son Michael Jnr (32), and his grandson Michael (8) were buried in the small village of Ballymartin.

The exact cause of the accident has yet to be ascertained. There is speculation their boat was hit by a much larger vessel, possibly a submarine.

The wreck was discovered five weeks later, 140 feet under the sea, seven miles off Kilkeel. Dangerous conditions meant it took another three weeks to bring back the bodies.

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