{"id":7801,"date":"2026-07-19T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2026-07-19T18:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T23:02:16","slug":"longshore-worker-struck-and-killed-by-intermodal-container-during-loading-operations-woodbridge-bay-port-dominica-17-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/?p=7801","title":{"rendered":"Longshore Worker Struck and Killed by Intermodal Container During Loading Operations  [Woodbridge Bay Port, Dominica &#8211; 17 July 2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Information reaching Blueoceana Company would have us understand that Mr. Otis Francis, 47, a docker with nearly a decade of experience working on the Dominica waterfront, was killed when struck by an intermodal container during load back operations aboard <strong>M\/V TROPIC OPAL<\/strong> (<em><strong>See<\/strong> <\/em>photo below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links To Media Accounts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tragedy-Strikes-Dominica-as-Port-Worker-Killed-in-Industrial-Accident-071826.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Tragedy Strikes Dominica as Port Worker Killed in Industrial Accident (071826).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-fc2ee9cd-c481-45a2-b516-f804ad3eb4c7\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tragedy-Strikes-Dominica-as-Port-Worker-Killed-in-Industrial-Accident-071826.pdf\">Tragedy Strikes Dominica as Port Worker Killed in Industrial Accident (071826)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tragedy-Strikes-Dominica-as-Port-Worker-Killed-in-Industrial-Accident-071826.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button 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href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DASPA-expresses-deep-sorrow-over-the-passing-of-stevedore-Otis-Francis-071826.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-eb6f0eb8-dedc-460c-b8dd-a2c8fc0b544c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dominica-Port-Worker-Killed-After-Being-Struck-by-Shipping-Container-071826.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Dominica Port Worker Killed After Being Struck by Shipping Container (071826).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bb7da5e7-d8c0-4391-9fcb-a26c82531537\" href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dominica-Port-Worker-Killed-After-Being-Struck-by-Shipping-Container-071826.pdf\">Dominica Port Worker Killed After Being Struck by Shipping Container (071826)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dominica-Port-Worker-Killed-After-Being-Struck-by-Shipping-Container-071826.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bb7da5e7-d8c0-4391-9fcb-a26c82531537\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5392005.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5392005.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5392005.webp 800w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5392005-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5392005-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong>  <strong>M\/V TROPIC OPAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-140x94.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Above: <\/em><\/strong> Woodbridge Bay Port<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.07.00-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.07.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.07.00-PM.png 592w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.07.00-PM-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above: <\/strong> Mr. Otis Francis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM-1024x965.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM-1024x965.png 1024w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM-768x724.png 768w, https:\/\/blueoceana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-6.34.05-PM.png 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Above: <\/em><\/strong> Orientation of Dominica<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Otis Francis, 47 Year Old Longshore Worker Fatally Injured During Container Loadback 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