{"id":3310,"date":"2019-04-12T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T18:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueoceana.com\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2019-04-13T16:21:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T21:21:23","slug":"longshore-worker-struck-and-killed-by-container-during-loading-operations-castries-st-lucia-11-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=3310","title":{"rendered":"Longshore Worker Struck and Killed By Container During Loading Operations  [Castries, St. Lucia &#8211; 11 April 2019]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reports coming to Blueoceana Company from the Port of Castries, St Lucia, bear out the fact that Wilson A. Joseph, 54, a longshoreman assisting with the loading of 40&#8242; containers aboard <strong>M\/V BALTIC KLIPPER<\/strong>, was struck by one such container and allegedly caught between it and another stationary container already aboard the ship, causing fatal injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand that containerized banana loading operations were being conducted by stevedore contractor <strong>Kudos<\/strong>, on behalf of <strong>Winfresh<\/strong>, an exporter\/transporter of various forms of produce from Caribbean locales: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winfresh.net\">https:\/\/www.winfresh.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The St. Lucia Air and Seaports Authority claims that Mr. Joseph&#8217;s death is the first in 36 years at their port facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Stevedore-Succumbs-After-Castries-Wharf-Accident-041119.pdf\"><strong>Link to Media Account:<\/strong>  Stevedore Succumbs After Castries Wharf Accident (041119)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Stevedore-Succumbs-After-Castries-Wharf-Accident-041119.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parliament-Observes-Moment-Of-Silence-For-Deceased-Stevedore-041119.pdf\"><strong>Link to Media Account:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Parliament Observes Moment Of Silence For Deceased Stevedore (041119)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parliament-Observes-Moment-Of-Silence-For-Deceased-Stevedore-041119.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SLASPA-Confirms-Death-Of-Stevedore-041219.pdf\"><strong>Link to Media Account:\ufeff<\/strong>SLASPA Confirms Death Of Stevedore (041219)<\/a><a 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alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1.png 776w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1-207x136.png 207w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1-140x94.png 140w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-1.43.52-PM-1-430x283.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><figcaption>Orientation for Castries Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-2.07.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-2.07.38-PM.png 757w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-2.07.38-PM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-12-at-2.07.38-PM-140x94.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption>Castries Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img-stlucia-castriesharbour-odd_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img-stlucia-castriesharbour-odd_big.jpg 800w, 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