The Oriental Treasure
A Vietnamese dockworker for Korean joint-venture Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard Co Ltd died in a central Vietnamese town yesterday after falling into the cargo hold of a berthed vessel while unloading it.
The accident occurred at 3:30 pm when Tran Ba Luong was working aboard South Korean ship Oriental Treasure which had anchored at an HVS wharf in Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa Province.
The local police, following a preliminary investigation, blamed the accident on Luong’s recklessness.
The accident was the second to occur at HVS in the last two weeks.
On June 7, when a number of construction workers from Dongsun company were working in HVS, a crank suddenly broke and fell on them, killing two workers and injuring two others. The dead were identified as Le Bao Toan, 34, a local, and Hoang Quang Thao, 40, of Ha Tinh Province.