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Post subject: Crewman 'suffocates' on cruise ship
 Posted: Jun 11, 2008 - 11:19 EST
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Crewman trapped in hull dies (© ITN 2008)
© ITN 2008
A crewman is thought to have suffocated after getting trapped in the hull of a cruise ship with a colleague.
The Filipino men were working in a ballast tank at the bottom of the Saga Rose while she was docked at Southampton Cruise Terminal in Hampshire.
Firefighters used breathing apparatus and a rope to go inside the tank and rescue one man in his late 30s, who was conscious.
He was given oxygen therapy before being taken to hospital by air ambulance.
But the second man, in his early 40s, was unconscious when rescuers arrived and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is being treated as an industrial accident and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is investigating on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive.
The cruise, for the over-50s, was believed to be near full capacity with around 600 passengers on board.
The ship was due to set sail from Southampton on Wednesday bound for Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Riga, Amsterdam and Kiel.
Saga spokesman Paul Green said: "It is a very sad tragedy because the crew is very closely knit and it will be a great sadness to all concerned."
Mr Green said the ballast tank, which holds water to control buoyancy and stability, was out of bounds and staff needed written permission and a safety officer to go inside.
Police could not confirm whether the men were wearing breathing apparatus in the tank but a spokesman said: "We have been told it is not fumes, it's lack of oxygen, fresh air, in the place they were working."
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