Longshoreman killed at Terminal 5

Not a lot of details as of this posting, but an accident at Terminal 5 (on the WS side of the container port) last night killed a longshoreman. We don’t know much about rules/tradition/protocol in these cases, but a trustworthy source tells us a fatal accident like this would lead to the docks being closed for a day.

1 Reply to "Longshoreman killed at Terminal 5"

  • JackJo April 20, 2007 (8:35 pm)

    When a member of the ILWU is killed in an accident on the docks, fellow longshore workers stand down for 24 hrs. When a member dies of natural causes on the docks, fellow longshore workers stand down until the end of that shift.

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