{"id":7526,"date":"2025-12-26T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7526"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:15:19","slug":"gantry-crane-mechanic-dead-in-fatal-fall-freeport-bahamas-26-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7526","title":{"rendered":"Gantry Crane Mechanic Dead in Fatal Fall [Freeport, Bahamas  &#8211;  26 December 2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With great regret, Blueoceana Company has been informed of a fatal accident which took place early (approx. 3:00 AM) this morning at the Hutchison Port Holdings marine terminal situated at Freeport, Grand Bahamas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that accident, 27 year-old Mr. Anderson Adderley, believed to be a member of the ILA-affiliated Grand&nbsp;Baham<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;Dock and Allied Workers&nbsp;Union, is said to have fallen a great distance from one of the terminal&#8217;s ship-to-shore gantry cranes that he was performing work on. Presently, we have no additional facts to relate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand that Mr. Adderley had graduated from the University of the Bahamas in 2024, with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the event that further information regarding the particulars of this accident becomes available, we will update this post accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5009475543186805368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5009475543186805368-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7527\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5009475543186805368-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5009475543186805368-169x300.jpg 169w, 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hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Worker-killed-in-early-morning-crane-fall-at-Freeport-Container-Port-122725.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Worker killed in early-morning crane fall at Freeport Container Port (122725).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-07975cb6-8b9b-4b59-be14-b9c6374e3969\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Worker-killed-in-early-morning-crane-fall-at-Freeport-Container-Port-122725.pdf\">Worker killed in early-morning crane fall at Freeport Container Port (122725)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Worker-killed-in-early-morning-crane-fall-at-Freeport-Container-Port-122725.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-07975cb6-8b9b-4b59-be14-b9c6374e3969\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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