Suspicious Deaths Aboard Japanese Coal Carrier Attracting Scrutiny

Australian Mining reported that the Japanese coal Carrier Sage Sagittarius is under investigation by Australian authorities for concerns about its safety in Australian waters. The ship is already under investigation regarding the deaths of two workers.

As quoted in the publication:

Visits on the Japanese coal Carrier Sage Sagittarius in early October this year by the International Transport Federation (ITF) revealed safety equipment and switches that were in bad repair or inoperable.

ITF Australia co-ordinator Dean Summers said he has been aboard the vessel several times, once with the NSW coroner to investigate three suspicious deaths.

“While we were there I couldn’t help but see a whole lot of safety equipment rusted up and over,” he said.

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