A 29-year-old man met his untimely death when he attempted to disengage an anchor chain of an old oil tanker at the coast at Sekondi for a Chinese company.
The victim, Rock Asiwome Lumorvi, was one of the three persons who had been contracted by Shan-Ju, dealers in scrap metal, to prepare the vessel MV Africa Wave for it to be moved to Tema to be dismantled.
The police said in their attempt to disengage the heavy chain which had been used to anchor the ship off the coast of Sekondi, the anchor went off leading to the incident.
The police said the victim, who was then helping to disengage the anchor, was hit by the heavy chain, killing him instantly.
The vessel, which was anchored near the breakwater of Home Port of the Western Naval Command, Sekondi, was sold to a Chinese scrap company after it had served its term as an oil tanker.
When contacted a family member, Mr Seth Vormawor, said the family only heard about the incident through somebody.
“We later managed to get hold of the Chinese company, Shan-Ju, and its management admitted the accident and promised to co-operate with the family,” he said.
He said the company had apologised for the unfortunate incident and promised to help ameliorate the suffering of the deceased’s family.
Mr Vormawor said the company had indicated to pay compensation to the family of the deceased on terms which both sides were yet to agree on.
The vessel, MV Africa, is still at the anchorage off the coast of Sekondi pending conclusion of investigation by police.
The police said the remaining three persons later abandoned the job and reported the incident to the police, who later went to convey the body to the Effia-Nkwantah Regional Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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