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Passenger’s fatality on cruise vessel urges police investigation on Sydney Harbour

A number of cruise boats under the same fleet have been raided by police and marine safety inspectors, in connection with the death of a passenger aboard the vessel Lady Rose the previous weekend. Emergency services were called to a marina in Balmain just after on February 2, after the 39-year-old was found unconscious in the bathroom cubicle of the three-level vessel.

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Disconnected harness leads to fatal fall

The Swedish Club provides lessons learned from a fatal accident on board a bulk carrier. Namely, an AB had connected a fire hose to a fire hydrant and was spraying water, while also wearing a safety harness. At that time the hatch covers were open. As the harness became tangled with the fire hose, the AB briefly unhooked it. However, the pressure in the water led him to lose his balance and fall 16 metres down into the cargo hold.

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Fall from ladder causes fatal accident because of lack of safety

In its latest cargo claims review, the Swedish Club informs of a fatal accident of a stevedore, that was caused because of lack of safety measures when working in the vessel's cargo hold. After two stevedores finished their job in a cargo hold, they had to climb a vertical ladder, a spiral staircase and another vertical ladder to exit the cargo hold. Finally, one of the stevedores died by falling from the last ladder, as he climbed it with one hand and didn't wear a safety harness.

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Two dead after explosion on tanker

An explosion took place onboard the Aframax tanker LR2 Poseidon, on 28 January, Tuzla Ship Repair Yard, Turkey. Because of the explosion, two workers died, while 10 are in the hospital injured, with one of them being in critical condition. After the explosion a fire also broke out. Fire fighters went on scene and were able to put out the fire during the day.

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