The accident occurred early on Friday morning, local police say
Foreign sailor killed by cracked pipe hot water in ship at Chittagong Port
A foreign sailor has been killed by hot water splashed from a cracked engine pipe of a ship docked at Chittagong Port's outer anchorage, police say.
Published : 22 Feb 2017, 09:18 PM
Updated : 22 Feb 2017, 09:30 PM
His name has been written as 'Basil Kairil' from Ukraine on Chittagong Medical College Hospital's register.
The incident occurred at MV Camilla's engine room around 3pm on Wednesday.
The doctors at the hospital declared him dead when he was brought at 4:30pm, said the hospital police camp Inspector Zahirul Islam.
Chittagong Port Member (Administration) Zafar Alam also confirmed the news of the foreign sailor's death.
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