Safety failings on board an OOCL containership resulted in the death of a seafarer who sustained fatal injuries while repairing the ship’s personnel elevator, an accident investigation has found.
The incident took place aboard the 5,888-teu OOCL Kuala Lumpur (2007) in June 2018 as the ship was preparing to enter Port Botany, Sydney.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said it highlighted the “importance of applying existing safety management procedures”.
