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Seaman dies after fall

Updated at 6.29pm: A mainland seaman died when he fell six-metres from the top of a container on board a cargo vessel anchored off Yau Ma Tei on Tuesday.

At the time of the accident, the 44-year-old man was standing on the top of the container which was being lifted from a barge to the mainland cargo vessel in the anchorage area at about 12.30pm.

He suffered serious head injuries and was airlifted to Eastern Hospital where he was declared dead. The worker was one of a nine-strong crews which had arrived from Shekou, Guangdong on Monday morning.

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