- The master of Cherry Sand was crushed between the dredger and the jetty.
- It happened when he fell while attempting to step ashore to assist berthing the vessel alongside ‘M’ Berth, Port Babcock Rosyth.
- The master was wearing a lifejacket and the ship’s crew were able to recover him from
the water in about 10 minutes. - The master was declared life extinct on the quayside.
- The postmortem examination report recorded that the master had sustained extensive injuries consistent with crushing.
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