Three seafarers die in suspected enclosed space death on bulker

Three Chinese seafarers are believed to have suffocated after they were trapped in an enclosed space on board the Chinese-operated Kamsarmax bulk carrier MSXT Echo.

The 2021-built ship, operated by China-based MSM Ship Management, had arrived in Taiwan’s Hoping port around 8pm local time on 6 September, carrying coal from Richards Bay, South Africa.

As MSXT Echo neared the port, the ship’s crew radioed for an emergency evacuation, saying the three men had become unconscious in an enclosed space...

https://container-news.com/three-seafarers-die-in-suspected-enclosed-space-death-on-bulker/

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