It's a bad start. Alan and his crew are riskinglife and limb for little reward. Offshore...
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It's a bad start. Alan and his crew are risking
life and limb for little reward. Offshore fishing is the most
dangerous part of an industry that, on average, claims the lives
of eight men every year. It's a moving factory floor,
isn't it? Everything you've seen today
with winches and ropes and anchors and nets going out, nets coming in,
falling out over the side, everything is...breaking arms,
breaking - it's not just minor little cuts and bruises
if something seriously happens,
you know? It's serious,
serious injury and death, you know?
life and limb for little reward. Offshore fishing is the most
dangerous part of an industry that, on average, claims the lives
of eight men every year. It's a moving factory floor,
isn't it? Everything you've seen today
with winches and ropes and anchors and nets going out, nets coming in,
falling out over the side, everything is...breaking arms,
breaking - it's not just minor little cuts and bruises
if something seriously happens,
you know? It's serious,
serious injury and death, you know?
Full Transcript
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It's a bad start.
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Alan and his crew are risking
life and limb for little reward.
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Offshore fishing is the most
dangerous part of an industry
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that, on average, claims the lives
of eight men every year.
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It's a moving factory floor,
isn't it?
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Everything you've seen today
with winches and ropes and anchors
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and nets going out, nets coming in,
falling out over the side,
00:00:25.032 --> 00:00:28.048
everything is...breaking arms,
breaking - it's not just
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minor little cuts and bruises
if something seriously happens,
you know?
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It's serious,
serious injury and death, you know?
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Movie Summary
Documentary series exploring life for the people of the fishing village of Mevagissey on Cornwall's south coast, which has bucked the trend that has seen the fishing industry die out in other parts of the county.
