The container vessel was in port and the chief engineer had ordered a fuel barge while the cargo operation was underway. The bunker barge came alongside the starboard side in the afternoon. An AB prepared the vessel’s provision crane and lowered it so the crew on the fuel barge could secure the fuel hose and lift it onboard with the crane.

One of the crew members from the fuel bargecame onboard to assist with connecting thefuel hose to the bunker station. Suddenly a loud sound was heard and the entire derrick fell towards the deck, hit the railing and the fuel barge’s crew member on his helmet.

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November – Injured by derrick

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