The man was crushed while performing maintenance work on the 2,974-berth Carnival Conquest (built 2002), the cruise line said in a statement provided to TradeWinds.

Cherry picker accident

He was carrying out the work on a man lift, or cherry picker, when he became wedged between the lift and a lifeboat platform.

Local paramedics and the ship's own medical team responded to the crew member, “but tragically the crew member died”, the Carnival Corp subsidiary said.

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