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Quayside collapse kills worker at Keppel Shipyard

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersAugust 24, 2022
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A Bangladeshi worker has died after a section of a pier at Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard collapsed on Monday, resulting in a crane toppling and injuring four other workers.

Search and rescue teams abandoned the search for the worker who fell in to the sea last night.

The Ministry of Manpower is investigating the cause of the accident. Keppel Shipyard said a section of the quayside had given way, causing a crane to tilt to one side.

This is the third accident recorded at Keppel Shipyard this year.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersAugust 24, 2022
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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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