The Royal Australian Navy is assisting Singaporean authorities with an investigation into the death of a civilian sub-contractor who fell from the side of HMAS Success overnight.
At approximately 5pm yesterday, a man working on one of the ship's sea boats fell overboard and into the water.
Three Navy sailors came to his aid, entering the water to bring the unconscious man to the surface.
A Navy medic provided first aid assistance, before an ambulance transferred him to a local hospital for treatment.
Tragically the local man passed away a few hours later from the injuries he sustained in the 13 metre fall.
The man was a contractor working for Australian based company Defence Maritime Services.
The Navy sends their condolences to the man’s family.
At approximately 5pm yesterday, a man working on one of the ship's sea boats fell overboard and into the water.
Three Navy sailors came to his aid, entering the water to bring the unconscious man to the surface.
A Navy medic provided first aid assistance, before an ambulance transferred him to a local hospital for treatment.
Tragically the local man passed away a few hours later from the injuries he sustained in the 13 metre fall.
The man was a contractor working for Australian based company Defence Maritime Services.
The Navy sends their condolences to the man’s family.
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| Australian replenishment tanker HMAS Success (AOR 304) comes alongside the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) in preparation for an underway replenishment |
Background Infomation:
The complex modifications will be undertaken to ensure the operational flexibility of the ship will not be impeded and world's best practice for the protection of the marine environment is achieved. Success will continue to provide valuable national and overseas service to the nation in an era when more stringent regulations for prevention of marine pollution have been introduced by the International Maritime Organisation.
The Royal Australian Navy is committed to exemplary environmental stewardship and will have a fully compliant double hull tanker fleet when HMAS Success re-enters service after this conversion in 2011. HMAS Sirius was commissioned in 2006 as the Navy's first double hulled tanker.
Potential contractors for this conversion include both Australian and overseas ship yards, and in some cases Australian and overseas companies are planning to enter into a partnership.
This decision reflects the ongoing Defence commitment to compliance with all applicable civilian regulations, high standards of organisational governance and best practice of corporate and international citizenship.
RAN