Australian Docker Killed Aboard Ro-Ro Vessel at Port Melbourne ~ [20 May 2014]
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Above: Dockworker Anthony Attard, 42. Killed in spar deck accident.
In assembling several of the less-than-crystalline media accounts relating to this accident, Blueoceana Company is led to believe that the foregoing accident occurred aboard the Toll-owned vessel M/V TASMANIAN ACHIEVER (shown below). When, and if, further details of this event become known, this post will be updated.
Yesterday (02 September 2014), the Australian Transport Safety Bureau published its report in relation to this accident. For access, follow this link:
ATSB Report in re MV TASMANIAN ACHIEVER Accident
Update: 14 December 2016
News from Australia, is that employer/stevedoring company Toll Transport will be required to pay a one million dollar (AU) fine levied by a court of competent jurisdiction hearing arguments in relation to this very terrible accident.
Links to Media Accounts: