The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has prosecuted the captain of a ship and Fu Ye Shipping, a shipping firm based in Hong Kong, in connection with a fatal accident that occurred in 2023 involving a ship’s pilot.
The accident happened on 25th May 2023, when the pilot’s ladder broke and left him with severe injuries when he was being transferred to the cargo ship Boshi 58, which was flying the Panamanian flag.
Investigators discovered throughout the trial that the pilot...