Ship Repair Firm Fined $300K Under Workplace Safety and Health Act

Guilty ship repair company and its supervisor gets sentenced over an underwater incident in 2014, reports The Straits Times.

About the incident

The victim got sucked into the ship’s pipe opening while working at bow thrusters underwater.

What happened?

The incident occurred at the Eastern Working Anchorage, near Marina South Pier, on June 4, 2014.

Underwater Contractors were handling the underwater survey works on vessel Frisia Kiel.

Mr Kwok was one of six divers working at the ship’s bow...