Lasher Fatally Injured in Hit-By; Fall Incident Aboard Container Carrying Ship [Banjul Port, The Gambia – 09 February 2024]

Posted by admin on Feb 9, 2024 in Bulletins

Information coming to Blueoceana Company from a friend at Banjul Port, The Gambia, relates that a young lasher working aboard the Maersk-Line chartered vessel M/V OEL INDIA (See photos below) was killed in a fall suffered aboard that ship earlier today. We believe that information to be accurate.

Reports thus derived would have us understand that Mr. Ebrima Fofana was securing containers aboard that vessel when a deck crane moving another container struck him with its load, displacing him from his position and subjecting him to the impact injuries and the fall that ended his life.

We await further information which may relate further facts. If we do receive supplemental information we will post it here as an UPDATE.

An obituary taken from local media:

“OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT – It’s with Regret to Announce the Demise of EBRIMA FOFANA who was a Lashing man @ MAERSK LINE SHIPPING AGENCY, which occurred at Banjul Sea port this morning. This sad news is extended to Managing Director & Management, Entire GPA Staff, Shipping Lines, All Shipping Agencies and Ports users. May Allah Almighty grant him Jannatul Firdausi* and forgive him his shortcomings in life. Our Sympathy, Condolences to entire family. Amen”

*The literal meaning of Jannah is garden, and Firdaus is paradise. But to take it further, in Islam, there are many different layers of Heaven. Jannatul Firdaus would be the highest level of heaven. it is where you would find Prophet Muhammad.