Shocking statistics have revealed that fishermen in certain parts of Britain have a one in 20 chance of being killed, yes KILLED, on the job during the course of their working lives. Figures that emerged recently revealed that in 2009, 13 fishermen were lost at sea which is up from just seven the previous year.
The stats are based on sea fishing and not course fishing, so don’t panic too much if your fishing activities are limited to a spot of leisurely carp fishing with your dad – unless you can’t swim! But in all seriousness, it’s not like being stuck out in the freezing cold Atlantic ocean with high winds and driving rain.
These findings were not far off when a survey was carried out in 2002 by researchers at Oxford University and they found that you are up to 50 times more likely to die while working out at sea than those people in other jobs. In fact you’re far safer being a member of the fire brigade, the police and even the army! The main cause of death while out at sea was found to be death by drowning but there were a sizeable number of deaths caused from asphyxiation and injury.
So if you want to go and catch a few carp, you’re much safer sticking to your local ponds and pits than venturing out into the sea to get your fish!
