On July 19, a worker working in a confined area on a ship conducting repairs was found dead in Colonna’s Shipyard, Norfolk.
According to emergency dispatchers, EMS crews responded to Colonna’s Shipyard in the 400 block of E. Indian River Road around 4.20 a.m. after someone found the man dead on a ship.
Daniel Hudson wit Norfolk Police says the worker, a 54-year-old man got inside a confined area for repairs. He says there were no obvious signs of how he died.
Crews are working to remove the body from the ship, according to dispatchers.
Police are investigating the incident as an undetermined death, and are not looking for any suspects.
Please read the Mfame article Mandatory Requirements On Enclosed Space Entry and Rescue Drills on International Maritime Organization (IMO) amendments to SOLAS Regulation III/19, which added a new requirement for mandatory enclosed space entry and rescue drills.
Another Mfame article Enclosed Space Ship Safety Rule Enters into Force informed about how the new regulation aimed at protecting seafarers who need to enter enclosed spaces, by requiring ships to carry portable atmosphere testing equipment on board, enters into force from 1st of July 2016.
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Photo courtesy of Facebook/Colonna’s Shipyard
Source: WAVY-TV
