An inquest into the death of three brothers who drowned when their fishing boat sank off the Waterford coast in June 2013 has described it as "an unspeakable tragedy" for their extended family.
The inquiry also heard that the emergency signalling device aboard the Dean Leanne failed to go off.
The devices are meant to send a beacon to emergency services when they come into contact with water.
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Brothers Paul, Kenny and Shane Bolger were natives of Passage East in County Waterford.
They died when their 18-foot timber vessel got into difficulty in heavy swells and partially sank off Tramore.
Their brother Michael says they want to make sure these devices are checked to ensure this does not happen again:
