A 59-year old Indian cook fell overboard from the "MSC Dymphna" at the container terminal of Opcsa in Puerto de La Luz, Las Palmas, on Nov 30, 2017, at 10.40 a.m. The man was disposing garbage when he fell overboard. He first hit the pier, then plunged into the water and became unconscious. He was recovered by other crew members, who immediately had jumped behing him, within 15 minutes but alreay was in a cardiorespiratory arrest. First a private ambulance arrived at the scene, whose personnel began the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, followed by the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), which continued the resuscitation work of an advanced nature. However, the attempts were unsuccessful and finally the doctor confirmed the death of Ashok M. B. The autopsy will determine the causes of death. The ship had arrived at Las Palmas in the early morning. During the cargo operations, six containers fell onto the León y Castillo quay from the ship and were damaged. The cook’s death and container crash were, however, unrelated accidents. The ship left Las Palmas on Dec 1 around 3 a.m., next being bound for San Pedro at the Ivory Coast, ETA Dec 5.
ACCIDENTS
01 December 2017 - 14:00
Update: 03 December 2017 - 22:44
Cook died after falling over board, containers crashed onto quay
Cook died after falling over board, containers crashed onto quay
ACCIDENTS
01 December 2017 - 14:00
Update: 03 December 2017 - 22:44
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