Investigation into worker's death on the Skandi Pacific to wrap by June 2016

Cargo skip (waste bin) where the unlucky seaman was crushed 

 

Mini-container.  The seaman was crushed between the cargo skip (waste bin) and the mini-container.

 

Australian authorities are investigating a fatal accident on the "Skandi Pacific" in heavy weather while working off Western Australia. 

The vessel was supporting semi-submersible drilling rig "Atwood Osprey" about 166 kilometres north-west of Karartha early on July 14 when the weather hit. 

The vessel stopped working cargo and attempted to take shelter. 

While the 39-year-old Andrew Kelly of Newcastle was trying to secure cargo, a wave came over the back deck of the vessel, crushing the man between a moving mini-container and a cargo skip. 

He was removed to the "Atwood Osprey" to receive medical assistance but died of his injuries. 

The offshore ship entered Dampier the same day and sailed again on July 16. 

The ATSB said the investigation, which will collect evidence from the ship and onshore, is expected to wrap by June 2016.