Seaman Killed by Mooring Lines

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

According to a report from www.silive.com, a deckhand at the Moran Towing Corp. dock in Port Richmond, was crushed to death on board one of the company's tugboats in Hackensack River near Secaucus, N.J., at 2:00 a.m. the morning of Dec. 27. Ricardo Young, 50, of Queens, died on board the Turecamo Girls when he became tangled in hawsers being used to tow another vessel.

(Source: www.silive.com)

Categories: Casualties Maritime Safety

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