Failures in handling of crewman’s fatal injuries

Failures in handling of crewman’s fatal injuries
David Meikle April 21 2022

A crewman who was crushed to death while painting a ship a decade ago should have been rushed ashore by the coastguard, an inquiry has found.

Pjero Kurida, 29, from Croatia, died in hospital after a delay in getting him to the mainland. His injuries were “underestimated”, a sheriff has found, but were ultimately “unsurvivable”.

Coastguards were not alerted and he was instead taken ashore by a fishing boat in 2012. Colleagues onboard the supply vessel Athina had been alerted to the incident by Kurida’s screams as he was ... login to continue... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/failures-in-handling-of-crewmans-fata...