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Rob McKay
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Dec 24, 2009 11:56 AM
THE DANISH Maritime Authority has rejected an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) assertion that a six-hours-on/six-hours-off crew roster could lead to dangerous seafarer fatigue, an ATSB fatality report released last week reveals.
The report into a May 21 incident aboard the Danish-flagged general cargo ship, Thor Gitta, centred on the death of a seafarer who fell after he had tried to secure lashing bins in the cargo hold.
At the time, the...
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