Two Longshore Workers Fatally Injured in Shipboard Atmospheric Incident [Quy Nhon Port, Vietnam – 16 September 2018]

Posted by admin on Sep 16, 2018 in Bulletins

With great regret, Blueoceana Company has been made to understand that two longshore workers became the latest victims of yet another atmospheric-related incident earlier this morning aboard the M/V UNI FORTUNE (see photo below) while at the Vietnamese port of Quy Nhon.

The sole report of this accident that is presently available comes from MARITIME BULLETIN, and we provide a link to that report below.

In it, a circumstance involving a cargo or wood chips (organic material) is brought to light, with an account that the two workers “… fainted and fell into hold…” Should further information come into our possession, we will update this posting accordingly.

Link to Media Account:  Two port workers suffocated to death in chip carrier hold (091718)

Link to Quy Nhon port Website:  http://www.quinhonport.com.vn/en/

UPDATE 16 September 2018 [12:30 PM EST]: A subsequent report (see link below) published by VIET NAM NEWS has identified the two fatally injured longshore workers as Nguyễn Việt Hoàng, 41, and Nguyễn Văn Ngữ, 31. Moreover, that report clarifies the fact that the workers were in fact in one of the cargo holds; trimming the cargo of wood chips, at the time of initial debilitation. In apparent conflict with the outcome, however, the report indicates that “… Hold No. 2, where the two drivers were killed, was cleaned up and checked for safety before the drivers entered it.” Finally, that same report provides that “Quy Nhơn Port delivered the victims’ bodies to their hometowns and supported their families with VNĐ10 million (US$430) each.

Link to Media Account: Two drivers suffocated at Quy Nhơn Port (091618)