Shock images from the tragic accident at Blue Star Chioswhere a 20 -year -old unskilled sailor was found horrible when he was trapped in a watertight door leading to the ship’s engine room. The incident was recorded by the closed security circuit and is already in the hands of the authorities investigating the conditions.
According to Mega’s report, the young worker – a machine cleaner – had just started his shift. It was shortly before 8am when he tried to get through the heavy, watertight sliding door of the garage heading to the engine room. For an unknown reason so far, the door closed abruptly, trapping him and causing his deadly injury.
Images from the security camera reveal frames at the time of the accident. The 20 -year -old seems to lower the lever and the door opens a little. According to information, he repeated the movement on the lever, resulting in being trapped in seconds.
The victim had a certificate from the Ministry of Shipping of Cypruswhich enabled him to work on board. However, as noted, his training on board lasted just one day, raising questions about the adequacy of his security knowledge at his disposal.
The tragic accident has shocked the shipping community, with the competent authorities investigating whether all security protocols have been observed and who may be responsible for the unjust loss of the 20 -year -old Navy.
How does the waterproof door work?
“They operate motorized with an electro -circuit that opens and closes the doors and are accompanied by audio and visual warning. Here it seems that he accidentally handled the local lever in the direction of closing instead of opening, causing his body to be fateful as he had not fully passed through the door opening. “Nikos Spanos, a Coast Guard Admiral in MEGA, explained to Mega.
Are there any safety valves?
“This door opens with a button or a handle when we are ordered to close whatever obstacle does not stop and continues until it closes,” says the president of the Panhellenic Union of Private and Professional Yava, George Valis.
Although the colleagues of the test, they found him relatively quickly, they were unable to do absolutely nothing.
The unanswered questions
Dozens of questions remain unanswered: Was there a sufficient 20 -year -old training for machinery?
“There is a time when every employee who needs to become familiar with the machines with the outputs of the waterproof doors,” said Stefenson President Angelos Galanopoulos.
Was the sound and bright warnings work?
“Anything that moves and passes a lamp lights up and becomes a strong noise as a sound to declare that there is dangerous – the door closes,” adds Valis.
Was all security protocols adhered to?
“There are serious indications of how young colleagues are familiar with machinery,” Mr Galanopoulos added.
During travel for security reasons the locking system is controlled by the bridge.
Free the two arrested
To arrest of the master and the first engineer of the Blue Star Chios passenger 10883 The port authorities proceeded after the deadly injury of a 20 -year -old crew.
The two detainees are accused of violating Article 302 of the Criminal Code (“homicide by negligence”) and were taken to the prosecutor.
However, according to the Port Authority, the two detainees who were initially taken to the Piraeus Public Prosecutor’s Office were then temporarily released, while ordering a preliminary examination.
In detail the Coast Guard announcement:
In the early hours of today, the Tzelepi Port Authority was informed of the injury of a 20-year-old nautical crew (cleaner) of the passenger-land (E/C) ship “Blue Star Chios” by NP. 10883, which sailed to the port of Piraeus. Specifically, the 20 -year -old was trapped in a watertight port of the ship, resulting in his fatal injury.
The ship, operating a scheduled route from the port of Rhodes to the Halki-Diafani-Karpathos-Kassos-Kassos-Anafi-Thera-Piraeus ports, sailed to the port of Piraeus and the 20-year-old was received by an ambulance by EKAV and was taken to EKAV. From the 1st Piraeus Port Authority of the Piraeus Central Port Authority, which carries out the preliminary investigation, the captain and the first engineer of the ship were arrested for violating Article 302 BC. “Homicide by negligence”.