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Port worker’s death: Coroner summons Indian skipper
View(s):The Colombo city coroner has ordered police to produce the captain of an Indian ship for an inquiry over the death of a Port worker who was assisting to dock the vessel. A co-worker who was also injured and is currently in hospital said he and the victim had boarded the ship on Monday to secure the hawser to the dock when the rope hit both of them.
The victim fell on the deck of the ship hitting his head. Both were rushed to the National Hospital, where the victim passed away on Thursday. Colombo coroner Ashroff Rumi ordered that the captain be produced in court on July 11. The postmortem was conducted by the National Hospital J.M.O. Dr. Utpala Artigalle who concluded that death was due to injuries to the brain and spine.