Transport Malta has released a report on the death of a crew member on the deck of the MV Drawsko while rigging a portable cargo hold light in Turkey.
On 8 September 2023, MV Drawsko was loading a cargo of grain, at the port of Iskenderun, Türkiye. During that night, the duty ordinary seafarer was tasked with rigging up portable lights in cargo hold no. 1. Several minutes later, however, the duty officer found the ordinary seafarer lying unconscious on deck, clutching a portable light. Attempts to revive the ordinary seafarer, by the crew members as well as paramedics, were unsuccessful. Continue reading “Transport Malta: crew member dies while rigging portable cargo hold light”
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